This Village In India Finally Gets Electricity. Check Details

Residents were overjoyed by the development. A tribal woman shared how it will solve her problems while cooking food in the dark and help children study at night.

The 'Niyad Nellanar' Yojana aims at providing basic amenities to tribal villages.

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A village in Chhattisgarh which was once a Naxal-prone area has finally received electricity for the first time. Chilkapalli village is located around 50 km from the Bijapur district headquarters and has become the sixth village in Bijapur to be electrified under the 'Niyad Nellanar' Yojana. 

#WATCH | Bijapur, Chhattisgarh | Chilkapalli village in Bijapur, a former Naxal-prone area, gets electricity for the first time after Independence, under Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai’s ‘Niyad Nellanar’ scheme. pic.twitter.com/yuhRA2iGHF

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Collector Sambit Mishra said the electrification of more villages is planned in the coming months. "It is a matter of great joy that electrification took place in Chilkapalli village on January 23. This is the sixth village where we have completed electrification, and we hope that in the next few months, we will electrify more villages systematically as soon as possible," he said.

#WATCH | Bijapur, Chhattisgarh | Bijapur Collector Sambit Mishra says, "Chilkapalli village recieved electricity on 23rd January. This is the 6th village under the ‘Niyad Nellanar’ scheme where we have provided electricity facilities..." https://t.co/MVYFBQU65R pic.twitter.com/Kdd1CopNAb

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The 'Niyad Nellanar' Yojana aims at providing basic amenities to tribal villages. This initiative seeks to make these villages "ideal villages" by providing essential services such as housing, electricity, drinking water, roads, bridges, and schools.

Residents were overjoyed by the development. A tribal woman shared how it will solve her problems while cooking food in the dark and help children study at night.

Faldoor, an employee of the electricity department in Bijapur, said reaching the village to set up electricity in Chilkapalli village was difficult due to poor connectivity, and it took 3-4 months for electricity to reach there.

"Commute was difficult (without electricity). The government officials talked to the villagers and then set up electricity here. The villagers say that now that the government has provided electricity, they can protect themselves from snakes and scorpions. It took 3-4 months for electricity to reach here," Faldoor said.