When electricity finally arrived four months ago in the Kachan village in Sonbhadra, the second largest district of Uttar Pradesh, 35-year-old Mumtaz Hussain bought a freezer and started a soft drink shop. "I don't earn too much but yes, I do manage somehow. I do wish the light would stay longer. Currently, the supply is very erratic," says Hussain, who used to do odd jobs back in the "dark ages".
