Very few villages in the remote districts of Madhya Pradesh have electricity, so after dark, people depend entirely on kerosene lamps. But these lamps pollute their homes, and kerosene is expensive. And, as Ramlakhan, who lives in the village of Sironi,...
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Very few villages in the remote districts of Madhya Pradesh have electricity, so after dark, people depend entirely on kerosene lamps. But these lamps pollute their homes, and kerosene is expensive. And, as Ramlakhan, who lives in the village of Sironi, says: “Snake bites and scorpion stings were as frequent as a couple of incidents a week before the lights.”
Now, thanks to renewable solar energy, everything is cleaner and safer.
MPRLP works to eliminate rural poverty by empowering rural households in nine mainly tribal districts of the state. MPRLP takes a bottom-up approach, facilitating, inspiring and guiding community-driven collective and individual action to reduce poverty through the Gram Sabhas. Find out more at www.mprlp.in.
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