In an effort to minimise the use of conventional energy, the Aryapu gram panchayat in Puttur taluk is working on solar energy for various uses.The gram panchayat has installed a solar-powered pump set for supplying water in a hamlet, uses solar energy for supply of power to the gram panchayat building and its hall and has also set up a solar-powered smart classroom in one of the government schools in its jurisdiction.The initiative of solar energy started after panchayat development officer Nagesh M took charge in the gram panchayat. He had used a solar pump for water supply at Madanthyar gram panchayat in Belthangady in 2020. The success of the solar pump set in his previous work place prompted him to replicate the idea in the Kolya village of Aryapu gram panchayat. Water is supplied to 86 houses through the solar pump.“By supplying water through the solar pump, we are saving Rs…
Water, power, education: Aryapu gram panchayat harnesses solar energy for productive activities
