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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which state becomes the first state to adopt Centre’s Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) in all its urban local bodies (ULB).
A
Odisha
B
Madhya Pradesh
C
Gujarat
D
Rajasthan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -SLNP is the world’s largest streetlight replacement programme and UJALA is the world’s largest domestic lighting project. Both have been spearheaded and implemented by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of PSUs under the Ministry of Power, Government of India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Furthering the Government’s commitment towards environment protection and sustainable development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) on 5 January 2015.

Detailed explanation-3: -In addition, with the Open API based smart street lights, Jaipur now has the means to integrate multiple smart city applications such as smart parking nodes, environment sensors, Wi-Fi hotspots and surveillance systems – all connected and interoperable through a centralized smart city dashboard.

Detailed explanation-4: -Street Light National program (SLNP) was launched by the Government in January 2015 to replace conventional street lights with smart and energy efficient LED street lights in the municipal sector across the country.

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