The ministry of new and renewable energy has approved a
proposed master plan to develop 50 solar cities, including three in the
national capital region.
Out of the proposed 60 solar cities, sanctions have been
issued for 50 cities that include New Delhi, Agra, Chandigarh, Gurgaon,
Faridabad, Amritsar, New Town ( Kolkata), Howrah, Madhyamgram, Kochi and
Bhopal, according to the information available on the ministry's website.
Of these 50 cities, master plans have been prepared for 46
cities, including Agra, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat, Thane, Shirdi, Nagpur,
Chandigarh, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Bilaspur, Raipur, Agartala, Guwahati, Mysore,
Shimla, Hamirpur, Jodhpur, Vijayawada, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Dehradun, Panaji and
New Delhi (NDMC area), it added. Further, in-principle approvals have been
given to five cities namely Thiruvananthapuram, Jaipur, Indore, Leh and
Mahbubnagar, it said.
"Master plan of Indore has been prepared and the other
corporations/state nodal agencies are in the process of engaging consultants
for preparation of master plans," the ministry said. The ministry had
empanelled 26 consultants in June 2009 to prepare master plan for the
development of solar cities.
Source: The Economic Times
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