NDMC to replace 1.15 lakh old street lights with LEDs

About 1.15 lakh old street lights in north Delhi are set to be replaced by LED lights with the standing committee of the area's civic body clearing the proposal today.
"About 55 per cent of the conventional and semi-high mast lights in north Delhi would be replaced with LED lights," a senior civic official said.
The Standing Committee of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation took the decision to replace these old lights at its meeting at the Civic Centre here.
The official said of the total over 2 lakh street lights in areas under its jurisdiction, 45 per cent have already been replaced by energy-saving LED ones.