Tiruchi to upgrade 4,000 more streetlights with brighter 40W lights
The Tiruchi Corporation is upgrading 4,000 streetlights from 20W to 40W LED fixtures to improve public safety. This initiative follows persistent complaints from residents regarding poor visibility and safety risks in residential areas.
Why it matters
Infrastructure improvements are critical for urban safety and crime prevention in densely populated cities.
In a bid to enhance public safety, the Tiruchi Corporation has decided to expedite the replacement of existing 20-watt LED streetlights with 40W LED lights across residential localities.
The move comes in response to repeated complaints from residents and elected councillors regarding inadequate lighting on interior roads, residential neighbourhoods, newly developed layouts and peripheral areas. Officials said the low-intensity 20W LED lights installed several years ago have proved insufficient in providing adequate illumination in densely populated localities.
The civic body has been replacing 20W streetlights with 40W and 90W LED fixtures in phases. Of the total 28,273 20W streetlights, around 8,221 have already been upgraded to 40W lights over the past year. In the next phase, the Corporation has sanctioned ₹2 crore for replacing an additional 4,000 streetlights with 40W LED lights across all five zones of the city.
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