A solution is in sight for darkness in the wards coming in the coastal areas of the City Corporation, though many of the wards in the heart of the city are reeling in the dark. As part of the Integrated Development of Fishing Villages project, high-mast LED lights are coming up in  select locations in four wards. The lights will be installed at ten locations in Poonthura, Kottapuram, Vizhinjam and Harbour wards.

 “The Kerala State Coastal Area Development Corporation is setting up the lamps. The process is going on in such a way that all the lamps will be lit by the beginning of next year. These lamps require less maintenance,” said Works Standing Committee chairman of the City Corporation V S Padmakumar. The maintenance of the lamps has to be done by the City Corporation. For long, the councillors in the coastal wards have been demanding streetlamps.