Urja Foundation and
Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan Memorial Trust to light up unelectrified homes
across rural India with solar power system.
On
the grand occasion of his 71st Birthday, Mr Amitabh Bachchan announced a
charitable initiative of Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan Memorial Trust and
Urja Foundation at a press interaction at Juhu.
With the noble intention to serve country men, who are
deprived of electricity, Dr HRB trust and Urja foundation have come together
with a mission to provide solar powered lights to around 3000 homes all across
India (28 states).
The objective is to provide feasible and sustainable
renewable energy solutions for inclusive growth. Millions of citizens have no access to electricity and
since our country is blessed with abundant of sunlight. Project has been conceived to provide electricity the basic
necessity for country men.
Urja Foundation
and Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan Memorial Trust
will embark on a journey to light up rural homes with no electricity using
environmentally friendly solar home lighting systems.
This initiative is being supported by the United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan (UNIC)
and has Blue Dart as the official
supply partner ensuring efficiently in logistics by delivering the solar home
lighting systems across rural India.
The solar home lighting systems (SHS) will be provided free
of cost to all identified beneficiaries and this is been initiated on the
auspicious day of Mr. Bachchan’s 71st birthday.
Catering to the basic necessity of lighting the Solar Home
Lighting System (SHS) will power 2
lights, 1 portable light and mobile charger.
With the growing energy needs of our country renewable
energy resources will play an important role in future. The solar home light
system installed will be a step ahead to providing the basic necessity of clean
and green energy.