Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday interacted with the some villagers of Odisha’s Rayagada district through video conferencing on rural electrification.
Lalita Nayak and Narayan Nayak of Lakhubadi village of the district got an opportunity to interact with the PM during the conversation.
15 अगस्त 2015 को मैंने एक वादा किया था, और हमने लक्ष्य तय किया कि हम 1000 दिन के अंदर देश के हर गांव में बिजली पहुंचाएंगे, #PanditDeenDayalUpadhayay ग्राम ज्योति योजना के तहत हम देश के हर गांव में बिजली पहुंचाने के कार्य में जुट गए : प्रधानमंत्री @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/Mve7rYimlk
— पीआईबी हिंदी (@PIBHindi) July 19, 2018
“We had no idea what electricity was since our childhood. We are now reaping the benefits with the electrification of our village.”
The villagers, residing near a hill, earlier did not feel safe venturing out of their houses at night. “We faced a lot of problems at night. Now, we go out even after sunset without any fear,” they added.
Narayan narrated his experience of watching the live telecast of Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath from Puri, sitting at home. “We are watching our Prime Minister now,” he added with a smile.
The Prime Minister said the government had changed the situation in eastern India, where 14,582 of 18,000 villages had no electricity connection. As many as 5790 villages were in the North-East, he said.
“The government is giving priority to the development of eastern India and striving for complete electrification,” the PM added.
Today I am delighted to interact with people from villages across India which have been electrified: PM @narendramodi #PoweringIndia https://t.co/hitpQjiwy5
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) July 19, 2018
Notably, Modi interacted with many villagers across the country over rural electrification.
