▁village ▁has ▁about ▁eight y ▁households ▁which ▁are ▁basically ▁mud ▁h uts ▁in ▁three ▁clusters . ▁The ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁a ▁d irt ▁road ▁that ▁wind s ▁through ▁h illy ▁terrain . ▁The ▁source ▁of ▁water ▁supply ▁to ▁P and ri ▁village ▁is ▁a ▁dam ▁situated ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁First ▁solar - power ed ▁village ▁in ▁India ▁P and ri ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁decent ral ized ▁solar - power ed ▁village ▁in ▁India . ▁An ▁initi ative ▁by ▁Sri ▁Sri ▁R avi ▁Sh ank ar ' s ▁Art ▁of ▁Living ▁Foundation ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁ ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁Sri ▁Sri ▁R ural ▁Development ▁Program ▁in ▁West ▁Beng al , ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁solar ▁plant ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁about ▁ 4 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Indian ▁ru pe es . ▁P and ri ▁was ▁chosen ▁for ▁this ▁project ▁as ▁it ▁had ▁all ▁year ▁water ▁supply ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁a ▁dam ▁situated ▁near ▁the ▁village . ▁Log ist ically , ▁it ▁was ▁hard ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁solar ▁power ▁plant ▁due ▁to ▁bad ▁roads ▁and ▁the ▁ste ep ▁clim b ▁for ▁the ▁supply ▁tr uck s ▁to ▁reach ▁P and ri . ▁The ▁other ▁issue ▁in ▁setting ▁up ▁the ▁solar ▁plant ▁was ▁that ▁labor ▁( which ▁included ▁mas ons ) ▁and ▁elect r icians ▁initially ▁refused ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁village , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁area ▁affected ▁by ▁Ma o ists .