RISHTA PROJECT
RISHTA PROJECT launched by Himachal Pradesh Government has become the first North Indian state to launch an efficient smart LED-based street lighting project. which stands for Rajiv Gandhi Illuminating Scheme for Hill Town Advancement. This project is being implemented by collaboration of state Urban Development Department and Energy Efficient Services Limited (EESL). The project aims at replacing a total of 63,484 street lights will be replaced with LEDs in all the Urban Local Bodies to achieve 45 to 55 percent energy savings.
Under the scheme, the EESL will invest all the capital upfront. The investment will be paid back by municipalities over a period of seven years from energy and cost savings. The scheme would be immediately launched in Shimla, Dharamsala, Sundernagar, Paonta Sahib, Hamirpur, Ghumarvin and Manali and the rest of the towns would be lighted well before March 31, 2016.
Facts about Himachal Pradesh
- The economy of Himachal Pradesh is highly dependent on three sources. Those are Hydroelectric Power, Tourism and Agriculture.
- Hindi and Punjabi are the official languages of Himachal Pradesh.
- The capital city Shimla is also known as the Summer Capital of the Country. Shimla is also the largest city of Himachal Pradesh.
- Since 1950, Himachal Pradesh was a Union Territory. It became an autonomous state in the year 1971, by virtue of the State of Himachal Pradesh Act 1971.
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