Mangaluru:  MLA Harish Poonja on Thursday inaugurated a solar-powered pump set installed for pumping water from borewell for public consumption at Harabe in Madanthyar gram panchayat of Belthangady taluk.

In fact, this is the first gram panchayat in Dakshina Kannada to install a solar-powered pump sets.

Speaking on the occasion the system he said GPs, by harnessing solar energy for supplying water, will help in saving electricity. Selco should take up a campaign in this regard, he added.