By Our Correspondent

Pashupatinagar, Oct 22

Electricity in the remote Yaktapa village has been generated with the use of improved water spin, popularly known as pani ghatta. It is the first time in the whole eastern region that pani-ghatta has been used to generate water-mill power.

The active involvement of the residents of Yaktapa and Phakaphok has been able to produced 5 megawatt electricity with the help of improved water-spin from the river of Phakaphok situated at the middle of Yaktapa and Phakaphok VDC.

The remote VDC has situated 60 kilometers away from the district headquarter. After the production of electricity, a total of 47 families have benefited from it.

The water-spin started producing energy, the locals of the Yaktapa and Phakaphok people have got the facilities of grinding their paddy and maize products.

The electricity generation project was completed under the assistance of help of Center of Alternate Energy (CRD). The CRD has helped Rs 27000 and the invested another Rs. 2,33,000 for the construction of the project.

A local, Ash Bahadur Limbu, had donated Rs. 1,50,000 for the construction of water spin, said Dil Bahadur Limbu president of consumers and electricity and improved water spin construction committee.

The capacity of project will be increased to 7 megawatt of power generation after some time, said Krishna Khanal, Eastern Region Supplier of the CRD.

According to the Limbu, after increasing the capacity of the project, about 90 families will be benefitted by electricity.