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Meghalaya: Pahamjula village gets electricity after 18 years in darkness

Pahamjumla, May 22 (UNI) After 18 years of darkness, Pahamjula, a tiny hamlet along the northern periphery of Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya, saw the first glow of light on Thursday.
The village was electrified on Thursday, and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma reached the hamlet to share the joy with the people.
Pahamjula village, under Jirang Block, about 110 Km from Meghalaya’s capital Shillong, lost power in 2007 after a transformer failure. Since then, daily life after sunset has been defined by limitation.
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