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| State Govt fails GoI's Solar Power Project with impunity | | Lights rust in Govt warehouses, officials in slumber | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 10: Even As the state is passing through acute power crisis, the government is reluctant to implement GoI's solar power project. The lights rust in government warehouses as the concerned remain in deep slumber.
According to experts, the solar power wad a good option to overcome power crisis in the state. The GOI's minister of new and renewable energy sanctioned a large number of Solar Street Lights popularly known as the SSLs in favour of the state dispensation. It was aimed, through this sanction that the state government would tap the potential of the solar power and would be able to save the hydro-electricity for wide scale house hold use.
However, the project was seriously hit by the lethargy of the state government which failed to make use of the sanctioned solar lights. As per the official documents in possession of the Early Times, the government of Jammu and Kashmir has till date installed no more than 1490 Solar Street Lights (SSLs) in the state despite the fact that the government of India has sanctioned 5500 SSLs so far. It means that in the past three years, no more than mere 27 percent of the total sanctioned Street Lights have been installed. The reason so far has been unknown over such a dilatory mode of functioning with even government preferring not to divulge any further details.
The official documents reveal that the Government has received around 5500 solar lights that were ought to be installed on vital road links in Jammu and Kashmir. These SSLs were issued by the government of India under Prime Minister's development package and were aimed to save electricity, the paucity of which is already hitting the state hard.
However, the official documents divulge that out of the received 5500 SSLs, the state government has not been able to even install more than 1490 Solar street lights across the state. It also means that mere 27 percent of the received SSLs have so far been put to use. Pertinently, Solar street lights are raised outdoor light sources, which are powered by PV (photovoltaic) panels. These panels are mounted on the lighting structure or connected in the pole. PV panels have a rechargeable battery, providing power to the fluorescent or LED lamp during the entire night. Most of the solar panels automatically sense outdoor light through a light source. These can give off light on successive nights even when the sun's energy is not available for many days. |
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