JAMMU, Feb. 19 -- Minister for Science & Technology, Satish Sharma, today said that 6,999 Solar Street Lights (SSLs) are being procured during the year 2025-26 with a minimum of 50 being provided in each constituency of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Minister stated this while replying to a question raised by Legislator Ajaz Ahmad Jan in the Legislative Assembly.
He added that a few lights are also being installed in migrant camps and some border areas of the Union Territory of J&K.
The Minister informed the House that in Poonch district, the material has recently been delivered for further installation, including the Poonch-Haveli Constituency. He said that a proposal for 70 Solar Street Lights (SSLs) to be installed in the Poonch-Haveli Consti...