Elephanta Island

Deepa Bhoir used to sit in darkness outside her island home and stare at Mumbai glowing in the distance. Now she stays up late watching soap operas -- one of millions of Indians whose lives have been transformed by a drive to get power to every corner of the country.

A major fire has broken out at Butcher Island which is situated close to the Elephanta Island on the Thane creek, near Mumbai.

Nearly 1,200 residents of the Elephanta island, famous for its cave sculptures and located around 10 km off Mumbai coast, have a reason to cheer as Maharashtra government has decided to provide electricity to this popular tourist destination from August 15 this year.

Deepa Bhoir used to sit in darkness outside her island home and stare at Mumbai glowing in the distance. Now she stays up late watching soap operas -- one of millions of Indians whose lives have been transformed by a drive to get power to every corner of the country.

A major fire has broken out at Butcher Island which is situated close to the Elephanta Island on the Thane creek, near Mumbai.

Nearly 1,200 residents of the Elephanta island, famous for its cave sculptures and located around 10 km off Mumbai coast, have a reason to cheer as Maharashtra government has decided to provide electricity to this popular tourist destination from August 15 this year.