19 September 2004	Sunday	03 Shaban 1425

HYDERABAD, Sept 18: The University of Sindh will introduce the solar energy system to provide electricity to its departments, teaching institutes, hostels and residential colony.

The project, to be prepared by the Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR), will first be implemented at the Marui Hostel and then extended step-by-step to the university's other facilities.

The university has been paying Rs3 to Rs3.5 million a month as power bills.

In this connection, PCSIR (technology) member Chaudhry Shah Mohammad gave a briefing to vice-chancellor Mazharul Haq Siddiqui and other officials at a meeting at the university campus in Jamshoro on Friday.

The meeting decided that in the first phase, a small project would be implemented in 3 to 4 months at the campus.

The PCSIR member told the participants that the initial installation of the 5kv solar energy system would cost up to Rs3.5 million.

The meeting also agreed to start joint diploma courses in technical education with the PCSIR. The project, to be prepared by PCSIR experts in a couple of days, will be initiated by the University of Sindh from its funds.