CM Sukhu urges PM Modi to support Himachal’s green state initiatives

PTI, Jul 16, 2024, 6:53 PM IST

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at New Delhi on Tuesday and urged him to support Himachal Pradesh’s green state initiatives.

Sukhu said that switching over to electric buses was one of the green initiatives for which he requested approval for the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) loans under the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to fund these buses.

Apart from this, he also discussed the potential for generating 1,000 MW of hybrid solar and wind energy in Spiti, which could be transmitted through a green corridor utilising the solar, wind and hydro potential of the Sutlej basin. He sought support for a mega solar project in Spiti.