When power is a pain: Nyapin ‘wired’ to danger
Shonaam TABRI DADA Nyapin Power House NYAPIN , Mar 18: Development and improvement in new technologies to generate electricity came as a boon to human kind. Not for Nyapin , a circle in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kurung Kumey district under Arunachal West parliamentary constituency. The place has electricity. But more than lighting up, it has become a cause of concern for the people as well as the Power department employees. Though the remotest area of the district has electricity, villagers dread the killer tag that the power lines have earned over the years. Too many domestic animals and humans – adults and minors – have perished due to electrocution. From a small tehsil in 1953, Nyapin has come a long way. Its location or village code is 265353. According to Census 2011, Nyapin has a total population of 1,243. There are about 261 houses in Nyapin HQ village. Sangram is the nearest town approxi...