Odisha

Watch PM Modi Interact With Rayagada Villagers On Rural Electrification

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OB Bureau

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.

“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.

Notably, Modi interacted with many villagers across the country over rural electrification.

OB Bureau

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