Vedanta Aluminium illuminates 21 villages across Kalahandi and Rayagada with solar street lights

VEDANTA Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has installed 96 solar-powered street lights across 21 villages in the Kalahandi and Rayagada districts of Odisha.

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The streetlights serve as the sole source of illumination in previously unlit areas within these communities. This green initiative will provide reliable, energy-efficient lighting to over 5,000 residents while contributing to the reduction of approximately 22 tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions annually.

This is part of an initiative to install 150 solar-powered street lights in the region, targeting key locations such as marketplaces, village entrances, bus stands, community centres, schools, and main roads. The intervention is set to improve the overall quality of life for local communities by enhancing nighttime visibility and creating safer and more accessible public spaces after dark.