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CHANDIGARH: The Centre has sought report on the progress of Solar City project from the Chandigarh Administration A senior UT official said that recently they received communication from the Centre regarding submission progress report of solar city project. Accordingly, they have sought report from the Chandigarh Renewal Energy, Science and Technology Promotion Society ( Crest ), the nodal agency for installation of solar plants in Chandigarh. It would be first of its kind solar plant on the N-choe.The UT Administration had recently notified extension of solar plants in Chandigarh by June 30. The Crest had had recently proposed to extend deadline to install solar plants by six months. Though the deadline for installing rooftop solar power plants at residential properties in Chandigarh expired on November 17 last year, the Crest had decided to continue accepting the applications..