SRINAGAR, JUNE 15: Following
the directions of Chief Minister to improve street lighting in the City,
particularly its link roads, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation is working on a
task of installing 18000 street lights to light up the lanes and by-lanes of
the district.
“Chief Minister is very keen to illuminate all streets of the city
particularly in this holy month of Ramadan. We have a target to install 18000
street lights in the Srinagar city in which we have already installed 4200
street lights. We have to cover small lanes, and main roads will be covered by
PDD,” SMC Commissioner said.
He said as the City has expanded from 300 sq.kms to 430 sq.kms, so
corresponding measures have to be taken to cater to its populace.
“We have to take care of newly developed
colonies too. We are installing lights in the lanes towards Mosques and other
worship places on priority basis.
Pertinently, 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.
Accordingly, the SMC has issued directions for repairing defunct street
lights in the city and installing of new ones particularly on by-lane turns on
priority.
The SMC Commissioner said that since January 2017, as many as
10460 defunct street lights have been repaired and made functional by the
Corporation. “All pending defunct street lights will be restored by or before
Eid-ul-Fitr,” he added.
He said people need to give simple application at the SMC office, where
street lights are to be installed or need to be repaired.
“I have set up five teams to address the complaints regarding defunct
street lights. The teams will be available from 9 am and address
the complaints registered with our helpline number 24704499,” he further
said.
The Commissioner emphasized that necessary measures are being taken to
ensure all possible facilities to the people and restore the evening life of
the city so that people can be facilitated to move freely in the late hours.
He said the initiative of the SMC to revive hustle and bustle during
the evening hours has been widely hailed and added that the Corporation will
leave no stone unturned to restore the glory of the historic city.
