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Officers mentioned that the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Vitality (MNRE) has authorized 19,000 photo voltaic road lights (SSLs) to Jammu and Kashmir, the place the Jammu and Kashmir Vitality Growth Company (JKEDA) has put in 2,200 such lights to this point.
The SSL mission has central monetary help of Rs 42.06 crore towards the full mission price of Rs 47.84 crore with the remaining mission price of Rs 5.78 crore supplied by the Union Territory.

He mentioned that the mission is being carried out by JAKEDA underneath the command of its Chief Govt Officer Babila Rakwal, to make sure that photo voltaic road lights are quickly put in in public locations in session with the district administration of Jammu and Kashmir.

He mentioned that out of the full sanctioned amount, 950 numbers of SSLs are being supplied to every district of Jammu and Kashmir.

He mentioned that over the last monetary yr, 9,107 SSLs have been established by JAKEDA in 12 districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

He mentioned that every one efforts are being made to put in the remaining 9,893 SSLs within the remaining districts of Jammu and Kashmir inside the remaining interval of two months throughout the present monetary yr.

He mentioned that regardless of the second upsurge of COVID-19, making the inter-district motion of males and materials troublesome, underneath Rakwal’s command, Jakeda succeeded in establishing 2,200 SSLs inside a brief span of 45 days. is.

285 SSLs have been established in Reasi, 206 in Kishtwar, 230 SSLs in Ramban and different districts of Jammu division. He mentioned {that a} whole of 565 SSLs in Kulgam, 499 in Anantnag, 159 SSLs have additionally been established in Bandipora and different districts of Kashmir division, which observe all customary working procedures associated to the COVID-19 epidemic.

Photo voltaic road lights, being extremely vitality environment friendly, conform to the most recent technical specification in line with the ministry’s pointers, and are geared up with lithium batteries for improved efficiency and longer life, he mentioned.

SSLs are totally automated, and function from nightfall to daybreak with out the necessity to swap on and off.

Officers mentioned that the set up of those SSLs will assist save 8.4 items of vitality yearly, which can save Rs 61.32 lakh yearly.

He mentioned that the solarization of Jammu and Kashmir with the institution of SSL will contribute to the discount of 840 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions yearly.