Led by Secunderabad Cantonment, street lighting systems in all cantonments will soon see transition to LED to cut power expenditure and provide effective lighting to motorists.
A central public sector utility is helping the Secunderabad Cantonment make the transition in the next two months, an SCB official informed. As part of the move, around 16,000 poles in the civilian areas of the SC will be fitted with LEDs.
The execution of the project will be done in two phases.
In the first phase main roads will be covered.
In the second phase, street lightning in colonies and slums would be upgraded. Orders for LED lights will be placed by all 65 cantonments simultaneously though the pace of execution may vary across cantonments.
Besides helping cut power expenditure, the move is also expected to improve street lighting on key stretches, including the State highway.
All median lights on the Patny-Trimulgherry stretch were not functional for many days last month making commuting difficult for motorists headed for Trimulgherry, Alwal, Sainikpuri and Bowenpally.
For two-wheelers, lack of street lighting ups the risk of collision posed by intense glare of lights of approaching heavy vehicles.
“For some time now the lights are not working. Commuting near places like RTA Trimulgherry becomes extremely risky,” said Sandeep Naidu of Neredmet who goes through Trimulgherry after 10 p.m. every night.
SCB officials had attributed the problem to disruption in power supply following an accident that damaged power supply equipment near Karkhana.
Lighting has been restored on most parts of the stretch.
Lack of streetlight is prominent in army areas of the cantonment which are also used by civilians for commute. For instance, the All Saints Road, which in recent years has been witnessing heavy traffic flow after 10 p.m. due to closure of AOC, has a dangerous curve at its mouth that can put motorists unfamiliar with the road at the risk of collision.
Though streetlights exist on the stretch at ECHS Polyclinic bus stop and a little further at College House, these are seldom switched on.
Besides helping cut power expenditure, the move would improve street lighting
