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Electricity Reaches Remote Irpanar in Abujhmad for the First Time

The state's Niyad Nella Nar drive brought a grid link to a once cut off Bastar hamlet.

Overview

  • Irpanar, which saw its first bulbs light up Friday, now has grid power serving about ten families.
  • Officials put the project cost at ₹56.11 lakh for poles, lines and household connections.
  • CSPDCL teams and locals carried poles and wires by hand across steep forest tracks where machines could not run.
  • Residents say children can study after dark, phones can charge, and fans and lights make daily life easier.
  • Officials present the link as part of a wider push to reach remote Abujhmad areas once dominated by Maoists, with nearby Handawada already connected.