The New Nation - Internet Edition

Lifestyle of the people of over 150 remote char villages and Dahogram-Angarpota enclave in greater Rangpur has now been changed to a great extent due to the setting up of solar power units in the areas. While the installation of new solar power units has added speed to the day-to-day activities of the people there and enabled them to have a touch of entertainment, the char people have urged the government and private sector operators to take steps to help set up more solar units at a lesser cost.People of Dahogram-Angarpota enclave now seem happy in getting solar power plants free of cost. They thanked the Lalmonirhat District Administration, the joint forces, Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) and the Dhaka Solar Power Project to provide the facilities. After being equipped with solar power facilities, hopes and aspirations of the char people and the enclave to lead a better life have been increased.