New Bengaluru streetlight project to cost Rs 85.5 crore

Weeks after terminating the contract awarded to a consortium of private firms for installing nearly five lakh LED streetlights in the city, the BBMP has come up with a fresh proposal — costing Rs 85.5 crore — to illuminate the streets.

Short of funds, the civic body has sought financial assistance from the state government. In its letter to the government, the BBMP cited the need to instal streetlights in the 110 villages that were added to the city limits in 2007. The villages, it said, are seeing rapid development.

In all, the city needs 53,732 new streetlights over a road network of 511 km, the BBMP has estimated.