Mumbai: Tata Power today announced that the company aims to transform Kadachimeth, a tribal village in the Thane District of Maharashtra, into a model village by 2017.

In line with the Independence Day speech by prime minister Narendra Modi on the need for developing model villages to build a stronger India, the Tata Group company has pledged to partner with the community of Kadachimeth, and work towards improving their quality of life.