Power wastage from streetlight fixed in Yapral

Hyderabad: The dysfunctional streetlight in Shaili Gardens, a residential area located in Yapral, that was leading to a wastage of electricity, was finally fixed after the grievance was aired on TOI’s citizen reporter app.
Soon after it was published in these columns on March 27, officials of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) swung into action and resolved the problem, the same day. They said the old conductor had to be replaced with a new cable.
“Tree branches were touching the conductor due to which the timer was not working. We removed the conductor and replaced it with a cable,” said Srinivas Reddy, zonal commissioner (GHMC), Secunderabad.
After the issue was resolved the GHMC officials also inspected other lights along that stretch. “Our inspection showed that the other lights on the lane were working properly,” said a civic official part of the inspection.
According to locals, the issue with the streetlight had been persisting for two months, before officials fixed it. It had been on, non-stop.
“We reported the issue to authorities but it was not resolved. We are thankful it has finally been fixed and electricity is no longer being wasted. With summer upon us, it is important to monitor the electricity consumption,” said Srivasths Puranam, the citizen reporter who highlighted the problem.