India, May 22 -- A 70-kilowatt rooftop solar power plant installed at the Uttarakhand Information and Public Relations Department headquarters in Dehradun has sharply reduced the department's electricity bill, officials said on Thursday.

According to the state government, the department's electricity bill for April 2026 came down to around Rs.1,700 from nearly Rs.1.2 lakh per month earlier under the commercial tariff system.

The rooftop solar plant has been installed at the department's Ring Road headquarters near 6 Number Pulia in Raipur as part of the Uttarakhand government's push towards renewable energy and green development.

Officials said the initiative was implemented following directions from Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami ...