The BMC has received Rs 1.12 crore for setting up additional
high mast lights and increasing the coverage of street lights across
the City.

The high mast lights are mostly used at traffic
junctions or important locations to mark the place. Under the proposal,
BMC has planned to put up 11 high mast lights. BMC officials have made
an inspection to identify the locations where there is a need for high
mast light.

“We have submitted the draft proposal for light system
for approval,” said a BMC official. BMC’s standing committee will give
the final approval to the proposal. The tender will be issued after the
project is approved.

The Government had issued a tender a few
months back for high mast light in all the urban local bodies (ULB) in
the State. The purpose of the tender was to assist the smaller ULBs, who
may not have resources, in finding competent contractors for the
project. But the central tender was cancelled by the Housing and Urban
Development (H & UD) Department recently. Now all the ULBs will have
to undertake the  process of tender on their own and the funds
allocated to each ULD will be provided to them individually by the State
Government.