Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 16: To improve street lighting, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) is installing 18000 street lights and at the same time repairing defunct lights too in city here.
SMC Commissioner Dr Shafqat Khan said the lighting will be done in city’s smaller lanes and by-lanes too. “CM is very keen to illuminate all streets of the city particularly during the month of holy Ramzan.
We have a target to install 18000 street light in the Srinagar city in which we have already installed 4200 street lights,” he said.
Khan said the SMC has to cover small lanes while main roads will be covered by PDD. “City has expanded from 300 sq.kms to 430 sq.kms, so we have to take care for newly developed colonies too. We are installing lights in the lanes towards mosques and other worship places on priority basis. People are requested to give simple application in SMC office for street lights,” he said.
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The Commissioner said keeping in mind this growth rate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 100 cities National Programme on January 5, 2015 to convert conventional street and domestic lights with energy efficient LED lights. “Under Street Light National Programme (SLNP), the Government aims at replacement of 1.34 crore conventional street lights across the country,” he said.
The Commissioner said the SMC has issued directions for repairing defunct street lights in the city. He said said that since January 2017, 10460 defunct street lights have been repaired and made functional. “All pending defunct street lights will be restored by or before Eid-ul-fitr,” the Commissioner said.
“I have set up five teams to address the complaints regarding defunct street lights. The team will be available from 9 am and address all the complaints registered with our helpline number 24704499,” he further said, adding that necessary measures are being taken to ensure maximum possible facilities to the people and restore the evening life of the city so that people will move freely in the late hours.
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