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ighting solutions provider
Signify has illuminated 43
villages in Majuli Island,
Assam, with solar street
Llighting to enhance the
safety of local citizens. The project
executed in partnership with
Evangelical Social Action Forum
signify brightens Har Gaon Roshan CSR program,
(ESAF) is part of the company’s

that focuses on sustainable rural
development.

Majuli Island, Majuli is one of the world’s largest
river islands and is often dubbed
the cultural capital of Assam as it is
home to many ethnic groups that
benefiting have lived here for centuries. It is

also a natural habitat for rich flora
and fauna, harboring many rare
and endangered species, especially
32,000+ lives migratory birds, that make Majuli
their home during the cold winters.

But every year, during the
with solar lights monsoons, the swirling waters of

the Bramhaputra river bring life on
the island to a standstill, making it
inaccessible and cut off from the
mainland. After sunset, the island is
engulfed in a thick veil of darkness,
making it unsafe to venture out or
conduct any economic activity.

Signify worked closely with ESAF
to install 100 solar-powered
streetlights to make the streets

safer for the citizens after dark

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