The Archaeological Survey of India is gearing up with an ambitious plan to install solar power panel system on rooftops of all the monumental sites in a move to light up ancient protected monuments. Officials said, "All the rooftops of the ASI protected monuments will come under the purview of the initiative. We will cover the rooftops with solar power panels to light up the area at night. It will help save on the electricity bills significantly".
As the fund for the project has already been allocated by the Ministry of Culture, the installation process will start from July-August this year only. The ASI which is engaged in protection and preservation of 3,686 protected monuments of national importance spread all over India will be initially installing 5MW to 25MW solar power units but will gradually increase the capacity of it depending on the requirement. The issue was taken up following decisions to illuminate all the ASI monuments after sunset so that tourists can catch a view at night.
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