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which you are buying. You will asset. Farmers eagerly ask her
get trapped,” they said. Yet, Devki to expand the pipeline, saying,
remained resolute. With her son, “Didi, increase the pipeline more.
she took a loan at 5-10% interest So many people are getting
and pushed ahead, fuelled by a benefits, won’t we get it?”
belief that this could change her Economic Transformation
destiny. The financial impact has
The Solar Pump Installation been profound. Before the solar
The path to installation was pump, Devki struggled to make
not smooth. Access to fields was ends meet. Now, she earns over
denied, and one farmer even ₹1 lakh annually. “There is no
threatened to charge ₹1,000 if any problem even with the food,” she
damage occurred during setup. says. Her machine is never idle,
Fortunately, a compassionate even during the rainy season
relative allowed her to use his when there is a brief lull. The
field, and the solar pump was benefits extend to other farmers
finally installed. Today, Devki’s as well. Previously, irrigating one
solar pump irrigates 40 acres of kattha of land cost ₹200 per
land, serving 112 farmers. What hour. For six katthas, farmers
started as a solitary venture paid ₹1,200. Now, with Solar
has now become a community Didi’s pump, irrigating the same

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