Light Up Odisha: Jalimunda

Community Correspodent Nitu Chakia reports from Odisha highlighting another case where an entire village is without electricity. "Our children can't study at night just because we don't have the privilege of an electricity connection," says resident Bhogi. Jalimunda, is not a remote village, it is about 10 kilometres away from the capital, Bhubaneswar. You can get the voice of this to the officials in the right place. Call to Action: Please call Mr AK Bisoi, Divisional Engineer on 09437011277 and ask him to ensure the village gets electricity.
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