Dimapur, Nov. 11 -- The installation of smart electricity meters across Nagaland has been progressing slowly due to continued public opposition, with the project scheduled for completion by February 2027, the state Power Department said on Wednesday.

The department said civil society organisations in various districts had been leading the resistance against the installation of smart meters.

During a meeting of Administrative Heads of Departments and Heads of Departments at the Nagaland Civil Secretariat conference hall in Kohima, the department presented an overview of the public opposition to smart meter installation under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS).

It sought the state government's support, along with assistance f...