Delhi govt installed 117k new streetlights in two years

The Delhi government has installed over half of the intended 210,000 LED streetlights across the city under the “Mukhyamantri Street Light” scheme announced by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in September, 2019, as part of the government’s larger plan to address concerns regarding the safety of women in the Capital.

Data submitted by the state power department to the Delhi assembly showed that until last month 117,314 streetlights were installed under the scheme. The Delhi government has outsourced the task to the three private power distribution companies in the city, each of which are supposed to set up at least 70,000 streetlights in the areas under their jurisdiction.