Electricity finally lights up life on Elephanta island

MUMBAI - 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.

Bhoir and her husband Sasuram are among hundreds of villagers on the UNESCO world heritage-listed island of Elephanta to have had electricity installed in their houses for the first time.