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Itna andhera kyun hai bhai? Unless you are the PMC Commissioner, Mayor or Member of Parliament, the street outside your home is bound to be dark. TGS Team conducted a survey of several major and minor roads across the city only to find that well-lit streets are a luxury only a few are privy to See Spotlight, p08 & 09 PICS BY ANIRUDDHA RAJANDEKAR
PRABHAT ROAD
Let there be light
PMC CHIEF’S STREET 30 per cent of the city’s street lights are non-functional n
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70 per cent of the streets are dark
n Petty crime has increased in areas that remain dark after sundown n Statistics show that the highest number of accidents have taken place due to poor street lighting n Motorists are forced to drive on high beams due to dimly-lit streets, causing inconvenience to others n Non-functional lights are not replaced or repaired for weeks on end
Way Out:
Many lamp posts have been erected without proper planning n
Illumination on footpaths has been completely ignored, making most roads unsafe for pedestrians n
Crossroads and junctions have high-masts but most of them are non functional n
Neon and sodium lights have been mindlessly installed on the same stretches without paying heed to national standards n
Move your residence to areas where VIPs stay. Or invite them to stay in your area. During our trip across the city we found that areas where PMC Commissioner, MLAs, MPs and other important people stay, are very well lit. In fact, the illumination in such areas is much higher than that prescribed in national standards