B Ravichandran | Udhagamandalam BEARHATTY village panchayat near here is eying for the establishment of wind power project in tune with eco-conservation and a move towards generating energy through non-conventional energy sources. Disclosing this to Express, panchayat president, Rajeshwari Devadas, said that the time has come for the village panchayats in the country to wake up to the dangers posed by eco-degradation and depletion of energy resources. She said that Kambisoali area in the panchayat is evaluated to be very conducive for harnessing wind energy. It is hoped that this project, the first of its kind to be set-up in Nilgiris, would materialize soon to the benefit of the panchayat. "The government should encourage the local bodies to gradually switch over to the production of energy through non-conventional energy sources as this not only makes village panchayats self-sufficent in energy production but also would pave way for supplying energy at a minimum cost,' she added.With regard to the health sector, she said that regular health camps, including eye camps and health camps for physically challenged in and around the hamlets were conducted. "For the first time we conducted a camp for HIV testing with the help of the Red Cross Society in April. We intend to see that all the people living in this panchayat have their blood tested for HIV and other hematological ailments.'