CHANDIGARH: Energy efficiency measures will be implemented in six more municipal council areas of Haryana through the Energy Service Company route, State Chief Secretary Urvashi Gulati said on Tuesday after presiding over a meeting of the State level monitoring committee for implementation of energy conservation measures and Energy Conservation Act-2001.

During 2008-09, Haryana has witnessed the highest ever installation of solar water heating systems of over two lakh litre capacity which is 157 per cent more than the previous years, thereby reducing the peak load on the grid by about 2 MW and reduction in the emission of 3038 tonnes of CO2.

Gurgaon: A district-level committee constituted for checking illegal mining in Gurgaon district has submitted a report which says that no illegal mining activities are going on in the Aravali range in the district.

The Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) has signed
a management contract with Gurgaon-based Advit Foundation for running the Rajiv Gandhi Renewable Energy Park in Gurgaon.

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Proper streetlighting, provision of clean drinking water and functional sewage treatment plants might still elude many of those living in urbanised Gurgaon, but may soon turn into reality for 34 villages around the Millennium City.

The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon has engaged a private company to conduct a village-wise survey to gauge local needs.

Karnal: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), going it alone in the Haryana Assembly poll, has promised free power supply for canal irrigation, a minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 1,500, Rs 1,200 and Rs 300 for wheat, paddy and sugarcane, respectively, free medical treatment for senior citizens, widows and women in government hospitals and equal opportunities and equitable distribution of governme

Gurgaon: The state government has fixed tariffs for purchasing electricity generated from renewable energy sources and signed an MOU with private investors for generation of 215 MW electricity with an investment of about Rs 1,000 crore.

The government has signed an agreement with World Bank to improve the power system in Haryana. The bank will finance the Haryana Power System Improvement Project.

The development objective of the project is to improve the availability, efficiency and accountability of electricity supply in Haryana through strengthening the transmission and distribution system.

WITH the Congress party working on early polls in Haryana, as first reported by The Indian Express, the Prime Minister