LED streetlights in all wards to be inspected in Ludhiana

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, July 31

Once again, questions have been raised over the working of a private firm that handles the LED streetlights project in the city. Mayor Balkar Singh Sandhu had called a meeting with councillors, MC officials and employees of Tata Projects Limited, which handles the project under the Smart City mission. The meeting was held at Nehru Rose Garden on Saturday.

As some councillors stated that streetlights had not been installed at some points in their respective wards, Sandhu ordered inspection of all streetlights points in every ward. A team, comprising of ward councillors concerned, MC employees and workers of the managing firm, would check the streetlights in every ward and prepare a report. The matter would then be discussed in the MC’s General House meeting, likely to be held next week.

During today’s meeting, officials claimed that the project, under which LED streetlights were to be installed at 1.05 lakh points in the city, had been completed. But, the Mayor said that 144 LED streetlights were found less in Ward No. 78 from where he is the councillor.

Councillor Gurdeep Singh Neetu said he had found 60 streetlights less in his ward. Similarly, councillors Gurmail Singh Jajji, Harbhajan Singh Dang and some others also complained about points where the streetlights were not installed. In the meeting, questions were also raised over the role of MC officials who had given completion certificate to the project.

Neetu raises question over sewer cleanliness

Councillor Gurdeep Singh Neetu raised the matter related to Safai Karamchari Commission Chairman Geja Ram Valmiki, who had earlier accused MC officials of forcing sewer men to do manual scavenging. Neetu alleged that the chairman had levelled wrong allegations against MC officials. Meanwhile, other councillors also raised the matter that the work to clean the sewers had been affected. The issue would be discussed in the House meeting, Neetu said.

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