Punjab food, civil supplies and consumer affairs minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu on Monday said that solar panels will be installed in 25 government schools and two government colleges under the Ludhiana Smart City Project.
He said these schools and colleges will be fully powered by solar energy which will not only help save money, but will also contribute towards sustainable development.
The cabinet minister visited Government Senior Secondary Smart School, Punjab Agricultural University, and ongoing projects of Sidhwan Canal Waterfront Project and Leisure Valley in BRS Nagar along with mayor Balkar Singh Sandhu, Ludhiana Improvement Trust chairman Raman Balasubramaniam, Ludhiana (west) sub-divisional magistrate Amrinder Singh Malhi, district education officer Swaranjit Kaur.