Chandigarh, Dec. 2 -- Concerned over the city's slow progress under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, the Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST) convened a stakeholders' meeting on Monday. Despite Chandigarh's status as a model solar city, rooftop solar systems have been installed on only 928 of the city's 43,000 residential houses, indicating sluggish adoption of the central scheme.

The meeting, held at the Sangam Auditorium, MGSIPA, Sector 26, drew response from citizens, with over 80 members of residents' welfare associations (RWAs) participating. Both major RWA federations-FOSWAC and CRAWFED-joined the discussions, along with their presidents and senior office-bearers.

The event was chai...