Engineers Reach Inaccessible Indian Villages to Provide Solar Electricity During Pandemic

Engineers Reach Inaccessible Indian Villages to Provide Solar Electricity During Pandemic
Solar electric panel being installed for the first time in the village Dungti on the de facto India-China border by Global Himalayan Expedition on Feb. 14, 2021. Pic courtesy GHE
Venus Upadhayaya
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NEW DELHI—A group of seven engineers in India is working to solve a problem that people in the high-altitude, inaccessible Himalayan region of Ladakh encountered during the pandemic—washing one’s hands frequently when every drop of water freezes.

More generally, the people of Ladakh have been confronted with the problem of managing life amid a pandemic without an electric power supply.

Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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