DW BUREAU / chandigarh Adding yet another feather to its achievement hat, Haryana has been awarded 'Special Award' for State Designated Agency (SDA) - Category-II by the jury for NEERMAN Awards 2022. The State was awarded during three-day international conference 'ANGAN 2022' (Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New-habitat)' Making the Zero-Carbon Transition in Buildings' organized by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power from September 14 -16 at New Delhi. Sharing more details in this regard, an official spokesperson said that the Department of New and Renewable Energy, Haryana and HAREDA has bagged the said award for its exemplary performance to promote and enforce Energy Conservation in Building Sector in the State. Dr. Hanif Qureshi, Director General, New and Renewable Energy Department and HAREDA received the award from the Ministry. Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has congratulated the New and Renewable Energy Department and HAREDA for this achievement. The three-day conference was inaugurated by Sh. Alok Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Power. Sh. Ajay Tiwary, Additional Secretary Ministry of Power also attended the event. The winners of the BEE's 1stNational Energy Efficiency Roadmap for Movement towards Affordable and Natural habitat (NEERMAN) Awards were felicitated during the award function which was held on Sept.15. These awards are institutionalized with the objective to acknowledge and encourage exemplary building designs complying with BEE's Eco-NiwasSamhita (ENS) and Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC). Notably, Haryana has designated the Department of New and Renewable Energy and HAREDA as State Designated Agency for the promotion and enforcement of energy conservation activities in the State. The State Government has also mandated the implementation of Energy Conservation Building codes for all new buildings having connected loads above 100 KW. More than 95 percent of government buildings have LED lights. As per the directions of Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal more than 95 percent of Government buildings/offices have replaced their conventional lights with LED Lights. For this exemplary performance, Haryana has bagged the award. The spokesperson shared that the ANGAN 2.0, was organised by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, in collaboration with the Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation (SDC) under the Indo-Swiss Building Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP). (editor@dailyworld.in)