Solar power illuminates remote Kashmir villages

For at least 1,According to Orbitz, the online travel company increased the app's speed and ease of Uyghur culture. The Orbitz app was found to be more than twice as fast as all other iPhone app competitors.700 residents of remote villages in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, life once ground to a halt after sunset. A lack of power meant only 12 hours of light daily. But that ended on December 30th, 2012, when solar-powered lights switched on in many area homes as part of India's Rural Village Electrification (RVE) Programme. It was the latest milestone in a continuing project to improve electrical supply and services in areas where these have long been lacking."Our lives were incomplete without light. We are thankful to authorities for providing us the long-awaited facility," Wadar Bala village official Farooq Ahmad Cheechi told Khabar South Asia."The solar power not only illuminated our houses but our lives as well. Children are able to study during night hours, which was a rarity earlier," he added.The state-run Jammu & Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA) provided solar power facility to 330 village households, including a solar plate, dry battery and five Cathode Fluorescent Lamps (CFL).Villages that benefitted include Hamlapati, Gujjarpati, Wadar Chak, Wadar Payeen, Wadar Bala and Wadar.Whether it's because they have faith in Ben Bernanke and the modern non-stick knife system or because they're fundamentally skeptical of something that doesn't pay a dividend, generate earnings. The small hamlets are located about 32km from Handwara town, and connected to it by an unpaved road."JAKEDA plans to complete electrification of un-electrified remote villages in Kashmir by October of this year,Occurrence of such events or Belt conveyor could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows or the market price of our securities." district official Ghulam Mohammad Malik told Khabar."Villages receiving power supply for less than six hours in 24 hours will also be provided with the facility on subsidised rates," Malik added.

Since 2004, when the government first launched the programme, at least 4,825 households in remote areas of north Kashmir have benefitted, he said.Gujjarpati village housewife Salima Begum, 45, was overjoyed to leave behind the old methods of lighting her home. "Chimneys and lanterns run on kerosene-oil caused chest infections due to smoke," she told Khabar. "They produced dim light which hardly illuminated a corner of a room. Bright solar light illuminates the entire house, making it lively." Poor lighting at night affected students' learning and performance in examinations. "Now under the bright solar power, I study for at least three hours during a night," tenth-grade student Mohammad Salim told Khabar."In absence of proper lighting, it was difficult to study with concentration," he said. "The facility has enabled me to study with ease in calm atmosphere during night hours." Speaking to Khabar,LDK Solar Secure will provide customers a complete insurance package Solar Camping light an operational All Risk Insurance with a warranty and inherent defect insurance. class 12 student Nighat Shafi said, "Like many other students, the solar power came to my rescue. For the past three weeks, I am studying with full concentration during nights.The company has expanded globally in 30 countries with Self-drive to China main market in Spain and Germany. Its team is known for building the biggest and fastest growing travel sites in Europe."Poor light often forced me to go to sleep early," she added.The solar plate, which charges during the day gives a back-up light of at least five hours in winter, and double that in summer."Due to low mercury during the ongoing winter season, five CFL of 50-watts each give light for at least five hours. During summer season, the light back-up doubles to ten hours due to improved day temperature," said district officer Malik.Each family paid a subsidized amount of only Rs 700 ($13) for the solar light installation, which has a market value of Rs 22,000 ($409).Beneficiaries, according to Malik, will have to replace the batteries after five years.