Key Components:

• • 1000 LED Street lights in 26 villages of Garu Block.
• • 500 solar-powered streetlights in 40 villages of Mahudanr & Barwadih Block.
• • Deployment in identified high-risk locations (village peripheries, forest paths, water points and community spaces).
• • Implementation in close coordination with Forest Department & community representatives.
• • Compliance with wildlife-friendly lighting norms to minimize ecological disturbance.

Extended Outcomes:

• • Improved night-time safety for 6,500+ residents across 66 elephant-affected villages in Palamu and Latehar districts.
• • Reduced human-wildlife conflict, with a significant drop in accidental encounters with elephants and wild animals during dark hours.
• • Enhanced community preparedness for forest patrols, farming, and emergency response after sunset.
• • Improved access to education and social services through the lighting of village centers and common areas.
• • Boosted community morale and sense of security, especially for women, elderly, and children.
• • Promoted awareness about non-lethal coexistence strategies with wildlife in forest fringe areas.
• • Served as a replicable model for other tiger and elephant conflict-prone zones in India.

Vision:

Through this project, SEED aims to create safer, more resilient villages around Palamau Tiger Reserve, where conservation and community well-being go hand in hand — lighting the way for coexistence and sustainable human-wildlife harmony.