115 villages in remote forest areas in the state will get the electricity supply for the first time to ‘light up’ their huts through solar power.Though Tamil Nadu has achieved 100 per cent electrification of villages in 1992, there are habitations located in remote areas, where conventional power supply is not feasible, had remained un-electrified. 5,787 households in remote areas in 12 districts would be provided with power supply with battery back up to light three LED bulbs with four watts capacity each for six hours a day and a point to charge mobile phones. The 115 villages located in Theni, Madurai, Dindigul, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Nilgiris, Salem, Erode, Vellore and Dharmapuri districts would be electrified.
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