DIVYA PRERNA FOUNDATION
(Divine Inspiration)
PRESS RELEASE
Feedback Visit to Beneficiaries of DPF P-23 & 26 on 13 & 14 Sep 2024
DPF P-31/ Commissioned on 25 th AUGUST 2024
DIVYA PRERNA FOUNDATIONis a Public Charitable Trust, based in Chennai, established on the 15th July 2011. DPF attempts to promote - sustainable living, in harmony with nature, along with the enrichment of the body, mind & intellect, helping to seek spiritual enlightenment by Divine Inspiration.
As a part of our Mission for Sustainable Living, we donate & install Solar Powered Systems in Public Access locations, to demonstrate & promote the wider use of renewable energy systems to ease the effects of Climate Change Crisis facing the world.
DPF is proud to announce the commissioning of its 31st Project (DPF P-31), the Solar Powered SMART CLASS, in Kallanai village, Alanganallur Block, MADURAI District, TN on the 25 th of August 2024
SELCO SOLAR LIGHT (P) Ltd, BG vide letter dt 18/07/2024, from Mr. Shankar, Sr. Manager (Operations) TN, requested DPF Funding for the Digital Education Program of the Panchayat Union Primary School (PUPS) in Kallanai Village near Madurai. The full funding of the System of Rs 1,80,000 had to be met by DPF. After evaluation this was agreed by DPF, and order was placed on SELCO SOLAR Ltd, BG for the full System Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning on 08/08/2024. The Solar SMART Class has since been successfully established in the school by end August & functioning to the enthusiastic participation of the School Teachers & the Students, as reported by the Head Master of the School Mr. Joseph Manoharan.
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KALLANAI School SMART Class in progress!, |
The school scheduled an Inaugural function on the 13 th September 2024, and invited the Donors and Trustees of DPF. However, the function could not be held at the last moment, as the permission from the state education department was not received.
The DPF Trustees utilized the opportunity to visit 2 important Solar Projects of DPF, which could not be visited by them due to the Covid19 travel restriction years.
The Projects visited by the DPF Team are as follows:
1) VAIGAI DAM PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER (PHC)
This Solar Inverter System Project (DPF P-23) consisting of 3 KW of 12 Solar Modules and 8 Batteries of total 1,440 Ahr capacity, provided full support to the EB system, by taking over the power requirements of all the Medical Instruments & Test Equipment, Deep Freezer, Nebulizer etc., apart from the complete lighting & Fan power needs. The System was successfully commissioned in Dec 2020... nearly 4 years back, still working very well!
We met the Doctor In-Charge of the PHC Dr Dharini, and she explained how the Solar System sustained their operation very well during the Corona period years, maintaining the medical services to the corona patients, in spite of power failures / power cuts for long periods. The Solar System functions well even now, after 4 years, and is a life-line for over 30,000 population of 5 villages in Andipatti Block. We saw all the facilities in the PHC campus & interacted with the Staff, and all of them expressed their gratitude to DPF for this Solar System providing unbreakable, reliable power, to keep up the medical services specially to the rural poor of the region. The dedicated work of Dr Dharini & her team is indeed remarkable & DPF is proud to support the team, with our Solar Inverter System. It has reduced their EB Bills by half resulting in savings & ensured 24X7 power supply to run the PHC effectively.
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In front of the Primary Health Center, Vaigai Dam, |
2) KATTU NAYAKKAN PATTI Solar SMART TUITION CENTER, Thirupparam Kundram
The DPF Team visited our Project: DPF P-26 in Kaattu Nayakkan Patti (KNP) in Thirupparam Kundram Hills in Madurai, which was virtually commissioned on 19th January in the year 2022 by Managing Trustee of Divya Prerna Foundation, due to COVID-19 restrictions. This Solar system, which was commissioned nearly 3 years back, has been providing excellent service to the Tribal students of the community, and the members had assembled in large numbers to greet & thank the DPF Team.
The President of the Kaattu Nayakkan Community proudly remarked that after the Solar lighting & SMART Tuitions, 2 students have secured top ranks in school Board Examinations. The children assembled also displayed their talents by reciting poems, reading out articles etc. We all recorded with immense pleasure & gratitude the Noble Service of Tutors from the NGO “Wish to Help” and the College educated students of the Community itself, in volunteering to teach these students. DPF Team appreciated their efforts to keep up the tutoring of the students, with the help of the SMART class system, and wished the students great success in their studies.
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Visit to SMART Tuition Center KNP, Thirupparam Kundram, MADURAI, |
The photos & videos taken on the occasion can be viewed in our Website www.divyaprerna.org