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Chandigarh to become first Solar city
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There is a huge consumption of fuels leading to Global Warming
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Chandigarh is preparing to become the First Solar City by 2012, announced Adviser to the UT Administrator, Pradip Mehra on the occasion of World Health Day 2008. He disclosed that the he had directed all the officers of the administration to start preparations for making it a Solar City. Mr. Mehra was speaking in the symposium on “Protecting Health from Climate Change” organised by the Indian Publi
c Health Association at the Advance Pediatric Auditorium in PGI, Sector 12.
He said that people should accept that they were in the middle of climate change and the frequency of natural disasters was increasing at an alarming pace. He said that economic development accompanied with the Industrial Revolution had led to the unprecedented development and great increase in welfare activities and the comfort levels. But consequent to it is the huge consumption of fuels leading to Global Warming.
He said that soon 1100 CNG three-wheelers would be moving on the roads of Chandigarh and Mass Rapid Transit System is also in progress which would help in reducing the Carbon foot prints in the city. - PTI
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