#TNIEimpact | After 40 years in darkness, hope finally arrives.
Forty long years of struggle living without electricity has ended for Dalit residents of #Theerthakadu village near #Madurai's #Vandiyur as #Tangedco officials started installing electricity poles in the locality. Five families would get power supply in the Phase-I of the electrification work.
The development comes months after the #TNIE highlighted the plight of the village in a report titled ‘Red tape: Dalit families live in dark for 40 years in Tamil Nadu’, published on February 13, 2026.
While this marks a historic milestone, hundreds of families are still waiting for land pattas and basic amenities such as drinking water, roads, and sanitation.
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#Madurai #TamilNadu #Electricity #SocialJustice #DalitRights #Infrastructure #Development #GroundReport
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