THIRUVANANTHAPRAM:
The new Parassala Block Panchayat building will operate completely on solar energy, and the excess amount of energy will be offered to the grid, said V R Salooja, President, Block Panchayat, Parassala. Local self-governed institutions should set an example to the public by taking up similar energy conservation activities, she added.
V R Salooja was talking after inaugurating the Energy Conservation Awareness Programme – Urja Kiran 2018-19 at the Parassala Constituency, organised by the city-based Centre for Innovation in Science & Social Action (CISSA), at the Jaya Mahesh Auditorium, Parassala. The programme was held in association with Energy Management Centre, Kerala (EMC) and the Centre for Environment & Development (CED).
The awareness programme on Energy Efficiency and Conservation was presided over by Dr. C Sureshkumar, General Secretary, CISSA. Suresh Babu B. V, Accredited Energy Auditor, VBEE, Govt. of India, and Aneesh Rajendran, Energy Technologist, EMC, Kerala, led the technical sessions. Prema M N welcomed the gathering, while Mahadevi Amma delivered the vote of thanks.
