Patna Plans 7,500 Streetlights Ahead of Chhath
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Patna Plans 7,500 Streetlights Ahead of Chhath

Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) is planning to install 100 additional streetlights in each of the city’s 75 wards ahead of Chhath, taking the planned addition to 7,500 lights. The project is focused on dark spots, internal lanes and other poorly lit areas, while separate arrangements are being made along the Ganga ghats and their approach roads.

PMC distributed 38 additional lights per ward in the second phase on Thursday. Each ward has received 60 of the 100 planned lights so far, including 22 supplied during the first phase. The remaining 40 lights per ward will be delivered in subsequent phases as the civic body continues its festival preparations.

The ward-level installations are intended to improve visibility as residents travel to riverbanks for morning and evening Chhath rituals. Movement around the ghats and connecting roads is expected to increase during the festival, making lighting coverage an important part of the city’s arrangements for pedestrians, worshippers and other road users.

Alongside the new installations, PMC has repaired more than 33,000 streetlights and replaced over 6,000 faulty units during the past three months. Between 25 and 26 teams are carrying out daily inspections and attending to switches, wiring, bulbs and other electrical components. The repair programme is being conducted together with the new installations rather than being limited to festival locations.

At the Ganga ghats, the civic body is installing light towers equipped with four to five floodlights or metal-halide lamps. The arrangements cover the riverfront and the roads used by devotees to reach it. PMC is also monitoring 50 high-mast lights and around 22,000 permanent streetlights at the ghats and along approach routes. Officials said the lighting work is being undertaken for completion before Chhath, with the final coverage dependent on the progress of ward-level installations and equipment repairs.

Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) is planning to install 100 additional streetlights in each of the city’s 75 wards ahead of Chhath, taking the planned addition to 7,500 lights. The project is focused on dark spots, internal lanes and other poorly lit areas, while separate arrangements are being made along the Ganga ghats and their approach roads. PMC distributed 38 additional lights per ward in the second phase on Thursday. Each ward has received 60 of the 100 planned lights so far, including 22 supplied during the first phase. The remaining 40 lights per ward will be delivered in subsequent phases as the civic body continues its festival preparations. The ward-level installations are intended to improve visibility as residents travel to riverbanks for morning and evening Chhath rituals. Movement around the ghats and connecting roads is expected to increase during the festival, making lighting coverage an important part of the city’s arrangements for pedestrians, worshippers and other road users. Alongside the new installations, PMC has repaired more than 33,000 streetlights and replaced over 6,000 faulty units during the past three months. Between 25 and 26 teams are carrying out daily inspections and attending to switches, wiring, bulbs and other electrical components. The repair programme is being conducted together with the new installations rather than being limited to festival locations. At the Ganga ghats, the civic body is installing light towers equipped with four to five floodlights or metal-halide lamps. The arrangements cover the riverfront and the roads used by devotees to reach it. PMC is also monitoring 50 high-mast lights and around 22,000 permanent streetlights at the ghats and along approach routes. Officials said the lighting work is being undertaken for completion before Chhath, with the final coverage dependent on the progress of ward-level installations and equipment repairs.

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