Meet Meera Vashisht - The 13-Year-Old From Texas Who Raised Over $2,000 To Buy 600 LED Bulbs For The Underprivileged
Shreya KalraUpdated on Jul 14, 2016, 14:18 IST
A 13-year-old girl has bought LED bulbs for 600 Indian families under the Central Government's Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for ALL (UJALA) scheme.
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Meera Vashisht from Houston, Texas, raised $2,079.51 in one year and distributed them to the families of Keshavpuram in Delhi on July 13, 2016.
She learnt about the UJALA scheme while working on her 7th grade science project. She understood the benefits of these bulbs on the environment and took it upon herself to raise funds and contribute to improve the environment and help low income families reduce their electricity bills as well along the way.
She said, "LED bulbs use less than half the energy of an inefficient bulb and runs for over 7-8 years. I am very happy to have been able to carry out the distribution of LED bulbs and hope to inspire young minds across the globe for working towards energy efficiency."
Meera hopes her efforts will translate into lighting up 46 houses for one year, reduce electricity bills by Rs.2,500 and "most importantly result in significant reduction in CO2 emissions every year".
The UJALA scheme is a part of the government's efforts to spread energy efficiency in the country.