Shashi SinghHazaribag (Jharkhand), Jan. 2 -- Electricity has finally reached Simrajra, a remote hill settlement in the Barkagaon block of Hazaribagh, ending nearly eight decades of life without power and marking a quiet but significant moment in last-mile development.
Nestled deep amid rugged hills and dense forests, Simrajra had remained outside the ambit of basic infrastructure since Independence. With no all-weather road and difficult terrain, the village had long slipped through the cracks of routine development planning.
Repeated technical attempts to extend electricity failed over the years, compounded by frequent wildlife movement, particularly elephants, which damaged poles and overhead lines.
The breakthrough came after the dist...