RAJSHAHI, Sept 5, 2022 (BSS) - In addition to many others, Rajshahi city
dwellers got another illuminated street as the city corporation has brought
it under modern street lighting on Sunday evening.
 
City Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton accompanied by his office colleagues and
other concerned officials switched on the street lighting on the starting
point of the road from Alupatty to Borokuthi.
 
Rajshahi City Corporation has installed 42 decorated and eye-catching lights
on 42 poles.
 
Mayor Liton said the energy saving lights at Drishtinandan will be turned on
and off automatically by the auto-logic controller.
 
Very recently, the city corporation has introduced lighting on the newly
renovated 2.5-kilometer street from Swachh Tower Crossing to Talaimary
crossing. A total of 130 electric poles on the island of the road were
erected and each of the poles has 13 modern lights.
 
Apart from this, 180 garden lights were installed on the embankment along the
south side of the road.

It has also introduced lighting on the starting point of the newly-
constructed 6.793-kilometer east-west road from Alif Lam Meem Bhata crossing
to Shayampur.
 
The city corporation has installed and launched a modern and eye-catching
lighting system on the 4.2-kilomter Bilsimla-Kasiadanga road to ensure
security of people and vehicles during the night time movement in the city.
 
A total of 174 altitude decorative poles were installed with 384 power-saving
LED bulbs in the shape of flying butterflies at a cost of around Taka 5.22
crore.
 
To make Rajshahi city more bright and attractive at night, the high altitude
flood lights were installed in the City Street.
 
Liton said the road has recently been elevated to a four-lane from 30 feet to
80 feet wide with 10 feet wide footpaths and concrete drains on both sides of
the road at a cost of around Taka 52.75 crore.
 
There is also an eight-foot bicycle lane on the southern side of the road.
 
A decorative island has been constructed while trees were already planted on
the island to bring a greenery look there, he said.
 
"We've also installed 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.