| Quality of life has improved
significantly in villages consequent upon network engineering
under ‘ECO’ Project, resulting in reliable
power supply. Customer response is overwhelming, the number
of metered cases in villages having swelled to 11414 in 2007-08
and been targeted to reach 14000 by end of FY 2008-09 to cover
80% of the rural domestic consumer population.
Thanks to reliable power supply, a Computer Institute
has taken roots in one of the villages for training the
local boys and girls. Small trade has flourished, while
law and order is improved. More importantly, villagers
have access to lifestyle amenities, like television.
Success of the measures implemented is seen from the
comments made by U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, who visited
one such site and stated:
“…seeing first-hand the tangible quality of
life improvements brought by reliable electricity was
memorable. It was especially impressive to hear from the
students about the real-life impact of power reform in
their day-to-day lives”.
In a subsequent visit, the Chargé d´Affaires,
Mr. Robert O. Blake, had commented:
“What is perhaps
most impressive, though, is the tremendous positive impact
your organisation has had on the lives of the people in
the villages that your project has touched. I am pleased
that the United States Government through USAID has been
able to participate in this” |
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