Indus Earth Trust (IET) in collaboration with Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) has provided 3,000 home solar lights, 300 solar lanterns, 145 solar street lights, 100 hybrid wind-solar systems, 22 solar water pumps and some other livelihood support projects to the poor people in different villages of Thatta. This was stated by IET's CEO Shahid Sayeed Khan while briefing media during a field visit to district Thatta's union councils - Gharo and Dhabeji.
"Solarisation of villages has made the life of people comfortable," he said, adding `free of cost solar power supply will help villagers to save their income which they earlier used to spend on kerosene oil for lighting purpose. Highlighting the benefits of solar power supply to the villages, he said that it will, on the one hand, help students to concentrate on their studies at night and, on the other hand, it has brought an end to pollution which used to be caused due to burning of kerosene oil lamps.
"The clean energy will also help improve health of the villagers," he added. At the outset, he clarified that the IET is not a charity organisation as it only carries out development works. Commenting over solarisation of their villages, some villagers, including Shaukat Ali and Hassan Ali, said: "The IET with the support of PPAF has installed solar panels in different villages in Thatta to illuminate our houses and streets and by doing so they have saved us from crimes which used to be committed under the cover of darkness.
Moreover, our womenfolk have also heaved a sigh of relief as they can now perform their domestic chores at night with ease and comfort, they opined. Accusing the Sindh government of not paying attention towards their issues, the villagers demanded of the government to help resolve the issues being faced residents of several villages of Gharo and Dhabeji in Thatta district. They deplored that although many villages in Thatta district are still without electricity, the Sindh government seemed to be least interested in providing electricity to poor villagers.
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