Trichy corp to upgrade 3,250 dim streetlights at Rs 2 cr

Time of India

17 hours ago

Trichy: Responding to complaints about dimly lit roads, the Trichy Corporation has sanctioned ₹2 crore to upgrade 20-watt LED streetlights in residential areas to 40-watt capacity.
In the first phase, 3,250 streetlights, 650 in each of the city's five zones, will be replaced over the next three months.
The move follows repeated demands from residents and councillors who said the existing 20-watt lights, installed in 2018 when the city shifted from fluorescent and sodium lamps to LEDs, are no longer adequate. At the time, 20-watt bulbs were used mainly in developing residential stretches. There are now around 25,000 such lamps across the city—the lowest-capacity streetlights in use.
While these were adequate for developing areas then, rising population density and increased vehicular and pedestrian movement have made them insufficient.
Officials said junctions where multiple residential roads meet, wider streets, and densely populated neighbourhoods will be prioritised for the upgrade. Narrower carriageways will continue with 20-watt bulbs, as replacing all the lights would significantly raise electricity costs.
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Each of the city's 65 wards has been allocated 50 upgraded lights, with councillors asked to identify priority locations.
However, councillors have termed the allocation inadequate. "The proposed number of lights is insufficient," said L Rex, Congress councillor of Ward 38, Thiruverumbur. Echoing the concern, CPM councillor S Suresh of Ward 35 argued that wards abutting rural areas should be sanctioned more replacements than developed commercial and core city wards.
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