Shillong, Jan 25 : The Meghalaya government has launched a sustainable-power project called 'Light a billion Lives' (LaBL) to provide solar light for villages at Mawsynram village in East Khasi Hills District.
Meghalaya has become the second state in the North East after Assam to implement such a unique project.
The introduction of the project was spearheaded by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in order to supplement power deficit that the state is facing.
The introduction of the project was to provide solar light for villages in rural areas as an alternative clean source of energy.
The 'Light a billion Lives' project is being run by three multi purpose cooperative societies.
The Registrar of sooperative societies in collaboration with TERI and the Bethany Society would also implement the same project in the southern slopes of War Jaintia area of Jaintia Hills. The project would be managed by other two cooperative societies.
Meghalaya's registrar of cooperative societies F R Kharkongor said the project involved the setting up a solar charging station (SCS) at the cooperative society level, with cost effective and easily installable solar photo-voltaic cells, along with 50 solar lanterns.
The three cooperative societies that took the lead in Mawsynram included the Lamjingshai Progressive Cooperative Society, Pyndensohsaw, Mawlongbna Multipurpose Cooperative Society, Mawlongbna and Mawteibah Multipurpose Cooperative Society, Mawteibah.
According to the Chairman of Mawlongbna Multipurpose Cooperative Society, Lurshai Tohtih, the demand to use the solar lanterns for domestic and commercial purposes in the area is high and it would increase in the rainy seasons in view of villagers facing electricity problem.
The total cost of the project was estimated at Rs 1.45 lakh.
While Rs 95 thousand was borne by TERI, Rs 25 thousand was financed by Meghalaya Cooperative Society and Rs 25 thousand each by the three other cooperative societies.
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