Hitting out at successive governments in Punjab over the “callous attitude” adopted by them towards environmental pollution in the State, the New and Renewable Energy Minister Aman Arora on Wednesday said the government would soon ramp up renewable energy sources to ensure optimum use of natural solar energy for providing a clean and green environment to the people.
He was reviewing major projects of the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) at a high-level meeting here. He directed the officials to give special focus to transitioning to renewables and green energy to deal with rising energy costs and combat climate change.
He also directed the officials to assess the feasibility for solar-powered agricultural pumps as several farmers have been using diesel agri-pumps to irrigate their crops, which he said has been increasing agriculture input costs and polluting the environment. “Our government is fully committed to increasing the income of farmers by reducing their expenses on farming,” he said.
