Arunachal setting up 17 mini-hydro electric projects to light up border villages

In a push to Atmanirbhar Bharat, Arunachal Pradesh government is setting up 17 micro-hydroelectric projects in order to provide “reliable and non-polluting” electricity to the remote villages situated along the Indo-China borders.

Construction of the hydel projects has already started and is likely to be completed next year. “The project will also enable community ownership wherein their operations will be handed over to community or Border Guarding Forces,” Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu said Monday.

The projects were taken up after it was observed that many people were shifting from the border villages due to a lack of basic facilities including electricity.