The drive was launched by district magistrate N P Singh at his camp office.
The DM went to the sector 21 community centre and lighted the lamps there.
The lamp lighting ceremonies were held in several sectors of the city and market area, including GIP Mall.
The residents turned up in large numbers and lighted the lamps at all district offices too.
Singh had attributed different areas to district officers to organize lamp lighting ceremonies in the city in association with residents welfare associations, industrial associations, traders association, schools managements and institutions management.