Solar systems light up remote villagesn in Dakshina Kannada

Mr Dayanand Salian of Laila village in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district would not have imagined getting power connection to his house four years ago. A farmer with a small holding, he was not in a position to pay for the electricity poles and other costs to draw power lines to his house. Things have changed now, thanks to the Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP). Mr Salian now has access to electricity courtesy the Non-Conventional Energy Development Programme of SKDRDP. Under this programme, he has installed a four-light solar energy system in his house. Mr Valerian Sequera of the same village even watches his favourite programmes on Doordarshan by using the same system. There are other people lik.....