Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has allocated funds worth PKR 60 million for fixing faulty streetlights across the federal capital — a news source reported on September 11.
According to the details available, the city has a total of 40,000 streetlights on nearly 1,600 kilometres of the capital’s roads. However, of the total number of lights, over 17,000 are currently out of order — leaving large parts of the city in darkness at nightfall. These include the streetlights situated on major avenues, service roads, markets, parks and grounds.
As per the source, the streetlights have been slowly dying over the past decade, and the majority of non-functional lights are located within the city’s relatively older sectors, like G6, G-7, G-8, G-9, I-9 and I-10. Other major areas include parts of the Kashmir Highway from Peshawar Morr onwards, and roads leading to Pir Sohawa and Monal.
Out of the total funds allocated for the project, PKR 50 million have been allocated for the installation of requisite electrical equipment, while the remaining amount will be spent on the repairs of the streetlights. Additional funds for the project are also expected to be allocated soon.
