Streets within Vellore Corporation limits will become brighter soon as 3,164 LED lights have been procured for installation in all its 60 wards, said Mayor Sujatha Anandakumar at the council meeting, held at its headquarters here on Wednesday.
Funded under 15th Finance Commission, the new street lights will be installed on leftout areas and added localities at a cost of ₹47.56 crore. These lights will also be installed along service lanes of national highways including the Chennai - Bengaluru Highway.
At present, 21,969 street lights including 13,452 LED lights are functioning within civic body limits. As per norms, each street light should be installed for every 30 metres in distance. “The Corporation will also undertake road works and rejuvenation of waterbodies at a cost of ₹Rs 24.44 crore and ₹2.25 crore respectively,” the Mayor said.
