Barbed wire has become synonymous with images of security cordons, especially in the context of Kashmir. But for years the Valley has been putting it to an unusual use: supplying electricity to scattered households in rural and hilly areas, a recent survey of the union territory’s (UT) power distribution network has found. Thin galvanised iron wire is also used to power homes.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/barbed-wire-in-kashmir-security-cordon-to-powering-rural-homes/articleshow/77812177.cms