Coimbatore: Under the Smart City project, the Coimbatore city municipal corporation (CCMC) is all set to have LED lights fixed in 60 wards replacing the old ones. A source from the civic body told DC that once the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is lifted, work in this direction will begin.
A sum of Rs 74 crore has been sanctioned for the project as part of the ‘smart city mission’, the source familiar with the development told this Newspaper. “The LED lights and fixtures have been purchased by the contractor and work on the project will commence from May 24.” The lights will be fixed within a period of six months. As part of the project as many as 58,000 LED lights will be fixed across the 60-odd wards of the municipal corporation. There are a total of 75,000 street lights which are fixed in the various streets, a majority of them are either non-functional or need to be repaired.
