Solar items handed over
Source: The Sangai Express
Bishnupur, August 02 2022:
SELCO Foundation, Sustain+ and MALEM organised an event to hand over solar items today to ten beneficiaries under the Resilient Microbusiness Project sponsored by North East Small Finance Bank, Bishnupur branch.
The function was held at the residence of Th Dilip, Nachou Zila Parishad Member located in Kha Potshangbam, Bishnupur.
Solar panels, batteries, laptops and printers were distributed to the ten beneficiaries with the objective of educating people about renewable energy and using electricity efficiently.
The event was attended by Th Dilip Meitei, S Michael Singh, Manager NESFB, Bishnupur branch and Md Iquebal Ahmed, Director, MALEM as presidium members.
Director Md Iquebal Ahmed stated that the effort was initiated with the goal of mitigating the impact of electricity usage on the environment even if green energy or solar energy cannot completely replace electricity.
He urged people to adopt renewable sources of energy so as to eliminate dependence on electricity.
This will have a marked impact on the environment as well as the economy, he added.
It may be noted that altogether 50 people will benefit from this initiative.