Varanasi: A ‘People’s Manifesto’ on solar energy for the upcoming UP Assembly elections was released by the Climate Agenda, an NGO working for the cause of environment conservation, in the city on Friday.
Talking to reporters, Saniya Anwar of Climate Agenda said that the People’s Manifesto demands full and time-bound implementation of UP’s Solar City programme in all cities, including Varanasi. The manifesto also demands to increase the number of cities under the programme, as per their cultural, tourism and geographical relevance.
The manifesto focuses on increasing the solar energy consumption in the state in order to resolve UP’s climate crisis as well as to explore huge employment opportunities for the jobless youths of the state.