Lit up by solar power 2 years ago, Barmer village back to darkness
A village in Barmer district, lit up by solar lights about two years ago when an oil company set up a solar power plant, is back to darkness.The Cairn India set up the solar plant, lighting up 100 houses of Meghwalon Ki Dhani village under Rawatsar panchayat, about 20km from the Barmer district headquarters. Before this, there was no electricity in the village inhabited by Meghwals, a scheduled caste in Rajasthan.“Darkness descended on the houses soon after the plant became dysfunctional one and a half years ago,” said sarpanch Ratanlal Chopra. “The LED (light emitting diode) bulbs and television sets in the houses became mere show pieces.”Barmer MLA Mevaram Jain raised the issue in the state Assembly on March 25, alleging that Cairn India .....