SHIRDI AWARDED 'SOLAR CITY' STATUS BY GOVT.

OF INDIA
14th Mar`2012 Appreciating & encouraging the efforts of using alternative energy in Shirdi City`Maharashtra, the Union Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE)`Government of India, on 13th Mar`2012, awarded Shirdi the status of "SOLAR CITY". The Ministry also gave away the first prize to Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust`Shirdi, for the New and Renewable Energy projects undertaken on the State level. The MNRE would also be giving Rs.50 crore to Shirdi City in the next 5 years, to be utilised jointly by the Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust & the Shirdi Nagar Panchayat, for further developing Shirdi City into a Solar City. Alternative Energy Projects undertaken by the Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust: 1) In 2009, it installed the world's biggest Solar Cooking system at the Shri Sai Prasadalaya`Shirdi, thus saving huge amount of funds used for cooking. 2) It installed on its own, a 1.25 megawatt Windmill Power project in Bhorepathar village of the district. 3) Under-construction: Installing the world's largest Water Heating system which would provide 5 lakh litres of hot water per day to the pilgrims visiting Shirdi. Various other such projects are also being planned for Shirdi.

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