66,000 LED lights installed in Amritsar city not enough for lighting?
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, January 1
Even after the installation of 66,000 LED lights under the Smart City project, the installation of street lights was the major demand of most councillors during the general house meeting of Municipal Corporation held here on Thursday.
Several councillors rued inadequate arrangements of street lights in their respective areas.
Congress councillor Ajit Singh Bhatia said several localities in his ward needed street lights. He demanded to provide street lights in all the streets in his ward.
Sandhya Sikka, leader of opposition in the House, raised a question on the non-completion of Smart City’s street light project.
“Installing street lights is the basic facility and the core responsibility of a civic body. It is sad that the MC has failed to install street lights in several localities of the city. The Congress leadership has made promises to install street lights on every corner several times but no promise has been fulfilled. The installation of LED lights under the Smart City project is still incomplete. The Mayor should be answerable to the MC’s failure to provide the basic infrastructure to city residents.”
Mayor Karamjit Singh Rintu said LED street lights were being installed under the Smart City project in the city. After the completion of the project, the MC would check the requirement of such lights. Street lights would be installed in every area of the city. I assure the public of 100 per cent installation of street lights.”
In October 2019, Mayor Karamjit Singh Rintu launched a project to install LED street lights under the Smart City mission. He had announced to install 66,000 LED lights at a cost of Rs 34 crore. The Mayor also announced that the project would be completed within six months.
It is worth mentioning here that residents face inconvenience in the absence of street lights in the night and during the foggy season. The LED lights were installed in posh localities on priority but most of the areas along the outer bypass road are badly in need of street lights.
