 Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 25: On the eve of Christmas, people of the far-flung area of Kargil as five mohallas of Umba Village have got the gift from Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) with support from Royal Enfield and KREDA in the form of electricity.
In the cold harsh winter of Kargil, with freezing temperature of -25 degrees Celsius, the team of GHE engineers brought light and electricity to the lesser known village of Umba, situated at a distance of about 60 kms from Kargil.
Panch Malikbar, Mohammad Ali expressing the joy said that, the year 2020 will be known for the COVID-19 and the disruption caused by the pandemic globally. However, every black cloud has a silver lining that comes with it, as this came true for the villagers of Umba as 5 hamlets got Solar Electricity for the first time, ending ages of darkness for the communities and ending 2020 on a strong and positive note, added.
Dorjey from GHE said that the 5 villages hamlets of the Umba cluster that got solar electrified were Massar Yuljuk, Malikbar Thama, Mailkbar Skilma, Shilabar and Madd, with a total of 97 households and 7 Masjids and a total solar capacity of 17.5kW was installed with more than 500 LED Lights, along with street lighting for the community. He said that Each Solar Grid was provided with a battery back-up that will enable 4 days of continuous grid running even in cloudy conditions.
The project was initiated by Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) in partnership with the CSR programme of Royal Enfield, under the guidance of Kargil Renewable Energy Development Authority (KREDA).
A team of 4 GHE Engineers led by Shakir Hussain worked round the clock in the extreme cold conditions at -25Deg C along with the full support of the villagers to setup 103 Solar Grids in a record time of just 5 days. The entire team worked round the clock even in the freezing environment.
Sharing the challenges that lay in front of the team, Shakir Hussain from GHE said "It was really tough to work in these conditions, but what got our team going was the happiness and celebrations that we saw in each household as the lights were being turned on. The entire village came together to support our team and also took good care of us." |
