Hyderabad: With pending electricity bills of Rs 36,000, the government primary school in Shaikpet was often seen reeling in darkness. Projectors would remain unused, non-working fans made classrooms a nightmare for students and teachers alike and a trip to the washroom meant hobbling around in the dark.
However, a 5 KW solar plant installed in January this year has brightened the lives of everyone in this school and there has been no looking back since.
“There would be no power for a month-and-a-half at a stretch. The children could not even access basic facilities as the electricity bills were not be paid on time. Our assemblies were being conducted without microphones. We would have to shout ourselves hoarse,” says school headmistress Kezia Mani.
Mani says the move to turn to solar energy is the best thing to happen for the school which has 600 students from classes 1 to 5.
