LED lights in Ghaziabad streets after March 11
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LED lights in Ghaziabad streets after March 11

In view of the upcoming assembly polls and the model code of conduct operative in the city, additional municipal commissioner of Ghaziabad has put the project on hold till mid-March.

LED lights in Ghaziabad streets after March 11

Work on replacing the existing lights in Ghaziabad with LED lights is set to start by March this year. The project will not only reduce electricity expenditure by more than 60 per cent but also create savings for the civic body.

DK Sinha, additional municipal commissioner of Ghaziabad, told City Spidey that work is expected to commence after March 11. He added, “We cannot start any initiative as long as the model code of conduct is operative in the city.”

A month ago, the contract for the project was awarded to White Placard Technologies, a Jharkhand-based firm, which will replace all the street lights at its own cost. All formalities have been taken care of and the project is just waiting to get the greenlight.

Currently, the municipal body shells out a quarterly electricity bill of about Rs 3.5 crore. Once the project is implemented, 25 per cent of the savings from the quarterly electricity charges will be retained by the corporation and the remaining 75 per cent will be awarded to the contractor.

Earlier, Sinha had told City Spidey that the contractor would replace all the old lights and instal new ones wherever necessary. The entire work will be done over a period of seven years.

The area that will be the first to witness the change has not been finalised yet. “The project will be given a go-ahead by the mayor once the election and its formalities are over,” Sinha confirmed.