75 years after Independence, this J&K village gets electricity

After 75 years of Independence, the village Saddal of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur got freedom from darkness by getting electricity for the first time on Wednesday, under the Central Government’s ‘Untied Grants Scheme’. As the houses have got electrified, natives of this village turned hopeful for a better future for their children.

Earlier, the only source of light during the evening, in the village was candles and oil lamps, which gradually became a part of their day-to-day life. The villagers seem overjoyed as their long-pending demand for getting proper electricity has finally been fulfilled.