POOPARA TRIBAL COLONY-SOLAR-POWERED ELECRIFICATION
It
was a dream come true for the inhabitants of the Poopara tribal colony in the
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve when a micro-grid-based solar-powered
electrification system was inaugurated by P.K. Biju, MP, on Monday,20th
August,2012.The colony, one among the most remote tribal settlements in the
State, situated 18 km deep inside the reserve, with no direct road access, has
50 Muduvan tribal families who have been living in the dark for ages, except
for the remnants of an old solar project.
That
was until Mr. Biju took on the mission to light up the colony. With no
possibility of getting electricity from the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board or the
Kerala State Electricity Board owing to the forbidding terrain and dense
forests, an off-grid power supply system was the only option.While options such
as solar home-lighting systems or solar lanterns were available, Mr. Biju
decided to adopt a more effective , modular, and
sustainable system in the form of a micro-grid-based solar-powered
electrification system that has been widely adapted globally for rural
electrification projects.An amount of Rs.18 lakh was sanctioned from the MP
local area development fund for the project.The state-of-the-art project has
set a model for similar electrification systems in other rural villages where
grid power supply is still a distant dream, Mr. Biju said.
Prof.
John Kurakar
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