PEDA director Balour Singh informed that 11.5 MW solar plant is installed on nearly 42 acres of rooftop of open shed meant for 'sangat' (followers).
"Besides," he said, "this project would also go a long project would also go a long way in creating awareness about eco-friendly solar power among the general public, as one crore (10 million) devotees visit the Dera Baba Jaimal Singh annually." He said the project would generate energy sufficient to power approximately 8,000 homes. Highlighting the significance of the Rs 139-crore project, Punjab renewable energy minister Bikram Singh Majithia said the plant has enormous environmental benefits and would be instrumental in bringing down 4 lakh tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the next 25 years, which was equivalent to planting nearly 2 lakh trees. He said it would go a long way to motivate other states to replicate such projects for producing clean and green energy. The CM dedicated the state-of-the-art project installed by Radha Soami Satsang Beas Educational and Environmental Society (RSSBEES), in technical collaboration with Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA), to the nation. Touted to be the largest of its kind in the world, an 11.5-MW rooftop solar power plant was inaugurated by Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal at Dera Baba Jaimal Singh (the Radha Soami sect headquarters at Beas), 45km from Amritsar, on Tuesday. (The Times of India, May 18 2016) – 11.5-MW Plant Is Spread Over 42 Acres. | Print Beas has world's largest rooftop solar plant Panchkula SDM Dheeraj Chahal said, “Around 150 workers at the centre have been fulfilling our requirement since day one.Beas has world's largest rooftop solar plant - RSSB Newspaper Articles The Panchkula centre in Saket, where around 5,400 packets are prepared every day, has contributed 2.53 lakh food packets to date. “Within seven weeks, the centre has prepared and given around 2.35 lakh food packets to us to date, which is not an easy thing to do,” said SDM (south), Chandigarh, Manish Lohan. Similarly at the Chandigarh centre in Sector 27, around 5,000 food packets are prepared by 70 workers every day. Mohali sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Jagdeep Sehgal said, “Whenever we need it, we just tell them and they deliver hygienic food in no time.” Punjab health minister Balbir Singh Sidhu had also visited the Mohali centre and applauded the selfless service of the followers. Now since most of the migrant workers have left the district, we will be reducing the number of packets to 50% from May 18.” The packets were also given to migrant workers leaving for their native places in trains. A follower said, “We get all the ration from our headquarters in Beas and by Wednesday, we have given around 5 lakh packets to the administration. Headquartered at Beas (Punjab), the Radha Soami Satsang Beas, a spiritual organisation based on the teachings of all religions, has given as many as 10 lakh food packets to the local administrations of Mohali, Chandigarh and Panchkula for further distribution.įood is prepared at three centres of the sect – in Mohali, Chandigarh and Panchkula - twice a day.Īt the Mohali centre in Sector 76, around 100 followers prepare 12,000 food packets a day.
(The Hindustan Times, India, May 14) – Far away from the limelight, an army of workers of a religious sect has been cooking tonnes of food for thousands of homeless and poor in the tricity ever since the lockdown began on March 24. Food is prepared at three centres of the sect - in Mohali, Chandigarh and Panchkula - twice a day.