RAJSHAHI, July 13, 2020 (BSS) – Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has installed a modern lighting system aimed at ensuring security and unhindered movement in nighttime of the city dwellers.
The city corporation has installed ‘16 high mast poles with lighting system’ at 15 important street crossings at a cost of around Taka 7.5 crore under the modern lighting installation programme.
City Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton revealed this while addressing a meeting of the water and electricity standing committee of the corporation at the city bhaban conference hall on Sunday.
To make Rajshahi city more bright and attractive at night, the high altitude flood lights were installed in the city areas.
With the introduction of the lighting system, nearly a half kilometre surround areas of the respective crossings including the Shahid AHM Kamaruzzaman square have been enlightened brightly.
Each lighting tower is 56 feet in height holding 20 LED lights which light brightly at least a half kilometre of surrounding areas. There is no need for smaller poles with bulbs in most of the front areas of the city for the installation of these lighting towers.
Modern street lighting structure will also be added to the improved four-lane road from Bilsimla crossing to Kasiadanga crossing with an estimated cost of around Taka 5.5 crore that will enlighten the nighttime city.
The city corporation has also planned for improving the modern lighting system on both sides of the east-waste connecting road from Alif Lam Meem Bhata crossing to Choddapaya at a cost of around Taka 4.5 crore.
“We are going to add street lighting on both sides of the widened roads from Upashahar crossing to Sonadighi crossing and from Malopara to Sagarpara crossing at a cost of around Taka 2.5 crore,” Liton added.
With committee president Tariqul Alam in the chair, the meeting was addressed, among others, by Ward Councilors Abbas Ali Sarder, Arman Ali, Mahbubul Haque and Rabiul Islam, Chief Engineer Khandaker Khairul Bashar and Executive Engineer Reazat Hossain.