Seven villages in the Palghar district of Maharashtra , which is just four hours from Mumbai , got electricity for the first time , nearly 68 years after Independence , thanks to the initiative taken up by the villagers who were backed by an NGO and a bank. The villagers have set up a community solar system . One person from each family worked on the project , which in turn saved them around 50,000 Rs of labour charges . Pragati Pratishthan , the NGO that helped them in this process , has previously helped nearly 200 villages in the district to get schools , medication and power supply .The project which cost around Rs 1.47 crore , was funded by ICICI Bank under it's corporate social responsibility scheme . The villagers finally have gadgets like televisions and refrigerators in their houses . Also , the number of snake bites have decreased remarkably due to street lights . Kudos to the villagers ! PTI
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