{"id":65728,"date":"2020-05-25T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=65728"},"modified":"2020-05-20T12:29:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T07:29:51","slug":"rmc-to-shift-rawalpindis-streetlights-to-solar-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/rmc-to-shift-rawalpindis-streetlights-to-solar-power.html","title":{"rendered":"RMC to shift Rawalpindi&#8217;s streetlights to solar power"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Rawalpindi: The Rawalpindi Metropolitan Corporation (RMC) has started the process to shift the city\u2019s streetlights to solar power, a news source reported. The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA), Rawalpindi Cantonment Board and the RMC aim to save \u2018hundreds of thousands of rupees\u2019 in electricity bills through this power source conversion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/rmc-asked-to-share-details-on-illegal-buildings-in-rawalpindi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RMC asked to share details on illegal buildings in Rawalpindi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The district government recently approved the project, soon after which the RMC started the process to shift streetlights to solar power. Under this approval, the RMC will shift all the city\u2019s street lights, including those on main roads, four ways, and all major roads to solar power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/new-union-councils-added-to-rmc-development-projects-launched.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New union councils added to RMC, development projects launched<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, the implementation of this project formally kicked off in Committee Chowk under the first phase. In the second phase, the corporation will install solar panels on all major intersections in the city. At the same time, work on beautifying the Committee Chowk is also underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/rmc-extract-double-composition-fee-building-by-laws-violators.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RMC to extract double composition fee from building by-laws violators<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources claim that the initiative will be completed by mid-June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rawalpindi: The Rawalpindi Metropolitan Corporation (RMC) has started the process to shift the city\u2019s streetlights to solar power, a news source reported. The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA), Rawalpindi Cantonment Board and the RMC aim to save \u2018hundreds of thousands of rupees\u2019 in electricity bills through this power source conversion. Read: RMC asked to share details on illegal buildings in Rawalpindi The district government recently approved the project, soon after which the RMC started the process to shift streetlights to solar power. Under this approval, the RMC will shift all the city\u2019s street lights, including those on main roads, four ways, and all major roads to solar power. Read: New union councils added to RMC, development projects launched Moreover, the implementation of this project formally kicked off in Committee Chowk under the first phase. In the second phase, the corporation will install solar panels on all major intersections in the city. At the same time, work on beautifying the Committee Chowk is also underway. Read: RMC to extract double composition fee from building by-laws violators Sources claim that the initiative will be completed by mid-June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":60241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385,15016],"tags":[29731,29730],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-65728","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-development-projects","8":"category-new-developments","9":"tag-rawalpindi-streetlights-to-go-solar","10":"tag-solar-power-streetlights","11":"cat-20385-id","12":"cat-15016-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>RMC to shift Rawalpindi&#039;s streetlights to solar power - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The district government recently approved the project, soon after which the RMC started the process to shift streetlights to solar power...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/rmc-to-shift-rawalpindis-streetlights-to-solar-power.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"RMC to shift Rawalpindi&#039;s streetlights to solar power - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The district government recently approved the project, soon after which the RMC started the process to shift streetlights to solar power...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/rmc-to-shift-rawalpindis-streetlights-to-solar-power.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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