Rongkaidai village under Peren district has been electrified for the first time with the installation of 25 Kva sub-station on November 18 with all required electrical infrastructures.
The village up till this point of time had no electricity, drinking water, school or health centre, and the poor village people had been using solar panels to light up their homes.
Speaking at the dedication programme, SDO (Electrical) Jalukie, S.Y.Odyuo expressed happiness that the residents could now access to electricity and appealed them to cooperate with the department in all necessary activities for smooth functioning of the system.
He encouraged the gathering to extend their hands in future for any need that may arise from department side like clearance of jungles, maintenance of the power sub-station enclosure, proper use of electricity and regular payment of bills.
Odyuo informed that billing would start with effect from December 2016. As prevailing system of billing is communitized, he said, concerned village authority should represent one or two persons to the power department office immediately for necessary steps to be taken.
Village chairman Chingkhiulung Gonmei on behalf of the village thanked the government and power department officials for their initiative and execution of the power line in the village and assured all cooperation with the department.
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