Residents of Tethan, a remote village in Doru block of South Kashmir’s Anant Nag district, have got electricity almost 75 years after independence. After about 75 years, power has been supplied in the area under the Pradhan Mantri Vikas Package Yojana of the Centre. The number of people in that village is about 200 people. With the supply of electricity for the first time, the people of the village enjoyed lighting the bulb for the first time.
Till now there was no electricity supply in the area. As a result, when it got dark, the local people used other means to light their homes., Lamps and candles were lit as a source of light in the homes. Residents on Sunday expressed their gratitude to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government for working to meet the basic needs of the people. Village resident Fazul Uddin Khan said, ‘We saw electricity for the first time today. Our children will now study under electric light.
According to Khan, due to lack of electricity for decades, the villagers are facing a lot of problems. “Till now we were dependent on traditional wood for our energy needs. Our problem is solved now. We are grateful to the government and the concerned departments for providing electricity.
Another resident named Zafar Khan said, ‘Today we are lucky that the government has provided electricity.’ An official of the electricity department said, “Electricity has been brought to that village quickly. Work for this started in 2022. We have installed a 63 kilo volt transformer here.