Jharkhand College Dropout Builds Bamboo Hydel Plant, Officials Interested
A mini-hydel plant developed by a 34-year-old man using bamboos has drawn the attention of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). Hailing from Bayang village in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district, Kedar Prasad Mahto claimed to have developed the 5 KVA mini-hydel plant last year on a small village river. The power is being used to illuminate a village temple and streets at no cost, he said. A team of officials from NABARD recently visited the mini hydel power plant developed by the village youth to study the feasibility of its replication. Upendra Kumar, Deputy Development Manager of NBARD, said, "We are studying the feasibility of such micro hydel plant. We are evaluating if this micro hydel plant would be viable in providing power to village farmers for cultivation. Both technical and financial aspects of it are being reviewed." During the visit of NABARD team, officials were informed that Mahto could set up a 2MW capacity hydel plant at an estimated...