Assam secretariat becomes India's first eco - friendly state government headquarters.

Environment

The Assam secretariat on Sunday became the country’s first green state government headquarters with the inauguration of a 2.5 MW solar power project on its campus, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Installed at a cost of Rs 12.5 crores, the grid-connected rooftop solar power plant will save Rs 30 lakhs in electricity bills every month, he said while addressing the official programme here.


      From now onwards, the secretariat complex will run entirely on solar power, resulting in savings of Rs 30 lakhs every month on electricity bills, he added.

      The CM said also that the government has decided that all official complexes will be fitted with solar panels, beginning with the medical colleges and universities across the state.

     

 

     


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