Smart street lights installed along Gwarko-Lamatar road in Lalitpur

Published On: October 20, 2023 05:10 PM NPT By: Republica | @RepublicaNepal

KATHMANDU, Oct 20: Smart street lights have been installed along the main road in the stretch of Gwarko-Imadol-Sana Gaun-Lubhu-Lamatar in Lalitpur district under the 'Bright City Campaign'.

The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and Mahalaxmi Municipality partnered to install a total of 357 smart street lights on both sides of the road stretching 5-km, according to the municipality.

NEA’s Managing Director Kulman Ghising and the municipality's Mayor Hari Govinda Shrestha inaugurated the highly modern street lights amid a program here today.

A contract was signed between the NEA and Mahalaxmi Municipality regarding forging a partnership for the installation of such lights at Rs 21.6 million.

Of the total project cost, the NEA bore Rs 8.6 million and the municipality shared the remaining of the cost. Altogether 62 new poles were installed for the smart lights while the rest of the lights were installed in the already existing poles.

Speaking at the inaugural, NEA Managing Director Ghising shared that the electrification campaign running throughout the country would be completed within two years.

Under the campaign, each household in the country will have access to electricity.

According to him, electricity is being supplied to Mahalaxmi Municipality through the Lagankhel sub-station at present. Since the electricity line is long, complaints of 'tripping' were pouring in from consumers.

To address this problem, the NEA has already taken forward the process to build a sub-station at Sirutar.

Ghising said that the NEA was willing to build a charging station at Lubhu if the municipality provided suitable land for the same.

Mayor Shrestha believed that the smart street lights are expected to make road travel safe at night and enhance the beauty of the street.

Such street lights would be installed at more places in the municipality, he said. Each smart light has a capacity of 90-watt and the municipality will pay the electricity tariff for such lights, it was shared.

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