Chandigarh: 6 years on, UT fails to convince residents to install solar panels

Six years after the UT administration issued notification for the installation of solar power plants for the residents of houses of one kanal area and above, the authorities concerned have failed to convince the residents as only 3,125 houses out of the total 7,200 have installed the solar power plants. Even the UT estate office has not taken any action in this regard.

Ever since the notification was issued in May 2016, the UT administration had set four deadlines, but till date only 43% residents have installed them.

However, residents who have already installed the solar plants said despite installation three years ago, they have not received any subsidy from the administration.