Odanthurai – Tamil Nadu’s energy self sufficient village
Written by Contributor, 5th August 2015, 2 Comments
Ecoideaz.com
Times of India
COIMBATORE: Just a fortnight after the civic body elections, a village panchayat in Coimbatore has decided to offer free electricity to its residents within the next five years.
Having already won international acclaim through its unique welfare schemes and energy self-sufficiency drives, Odanthurai near Mettupalayam has begun efforts to develop a corpus of Rs 5 crore to install wind and solar energy farms.
This project will enable free supply of electricity to over 8,000 residents. This effort is quite remarkable at a time when the rest of Tamil Nadu suffers power deficiency. Read article
Read about Odanthurai’s many achievements
Read researcher B. Priyadharshini’s report of a visit to Odanthurai
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This project will enable free supply of electricity to over 8,000 residents.
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