Rajasthan to install solar panels atop Rajiv Gandhi Lift Canal, other reservoirs

Rajasthan’s public health engineering department (PHED) is mulling to install solar panels on top of the Rajiv Gandhi Lift Canal (RGLC) and other large reservoirs across the state.

Rajesh Yadav, the department principal secretary, said discussions are being held to install solar panels on the 190-km long Rajiv Gandhi Lift Canal in Jodhpur region and other large reservoirs across the state.

“This will not only save electricity at the pumping stations but help in producing additional energy,” Yadav said.