Loudspeakers used for news updates

Newspapers read over the loudspeaker in a remote village in Manipur state of India keep villagers updated about current events.

The Paothang Channel is the only source of news for the thousands of villagers in Takhel village situated in the Baruni hills in Imphal district.

The villagers have thanked K. Biren Singh, a farmer, for deciding to launch the loudspeaker news reading programme.

Every morning, Singh and another villager, Romita Devi, read out the news from regional newspapers through a microphone. It reaches villagers via loudspeakers.

Singh initiated the programme with the help of the district council, which made arrangements for microphones and other equipment.

The news is read out from the Takhel Primary School. "Though sometimes the news is dated, it has made people more aware," said L. Irabanta Singh, the headmaster of school.

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