Chandigarh, July 31 -- In a move to further promote solar energy, the Chandigarh administration is now planning to install solar panels along the city's extensive cycle tracks. With rooftop solar panels already installed on 6,624 government buildings, the administration is now exploring alternative spaces due to the scarcity of new rooftop areas.

Under this initiative, solar panels may be installed on cycle tracks, vacant government land, within compound campuses of institutions, and on 90 buildings owned by the municipal corporation (MC). The Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science & Technology Promotion Society (CREST) has commissioned a study to assess the feasibility of solar panel installations along the city's approximately 220 km ...