CHANDIGARH: Against the backdrop of hectic global parleys to neutralise the effects of climate change, the Haryana Government has decided to develop Gurgaon and Faridabad as solar/green cities, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here on Friday. These will be the first cities in Haryana to be brought under the Development of Solar Cities Programme, launched by the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Mr. Hooda said the objective was to enable and empower the urban local governments to meet the energy challenges, reduce their dependence on fossil fuel, expensive oil and gas for energy and also to promote increased use of renewable energy. In all, 60 cities having a population of 5 lakh to 50 lakh would be supported for development as solar/green cities under this programme. The project aims at a minimum of 10 per cent of energy consumption of select cities coming from renewable energy and energy-efficiency measures.