BAJURA, FEBRUARY 4
More than 300 households in Bajura's Khaptad Chhededaha Rural Municipality have been linked to the national power grid.
According to Nepali Congress youth leader Tal Bahadur Rawat, 350 households in Lamgaun and Budhabada of Khaptad Chhededaha Rural Municipality-7 have been linked with the national power grid.
With their homes connected with electricity, residents in the villages are happy and have celebrated the moment.
"We knocked the doors of many offices asking for electricity; finally, we have been linked to the national power grid," said local Padam Budha, adding the entire village celebrated the moment by observing a dipawali.
Another local Suresh Kathayat talked about the efforts they made in order to ensure the government to extend power grid to the villages.
"Our delegation led by our local leader Tal Bahadur Rawat reached the Ministry of Energy, Hydropower and Irrigation, and Nepal Electricity Authority; these delegations and lobbying have finally paid off," Kathayat said.
Electricity has also been connected to local schools where running computer classes has been easier due to a reliable power supply.
NEA had first expanded its power to the district one year ago. For the first time, some 351 houses in Budhiganga Municipality were connected with electricity.
After that, NEA had connected Bajura district headquarters Martadi with national power grid just two weeks ago.
A version of this article appears in the print on February 5, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
