A team of Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) that had gone to Bhubaneswar to study the ESCO model of street lighting has returned to Bhopal on Sunday night. The citizens of Bhopal welcomed the team at Raja Bhoj airport. The team was headed by Chairman of the Municipal Corporation Surjeet Singh Chouhan.
The team comprised of members of Mayor-in-Council, Krishnamohan Soni, Mahesh Makwana, Keval Mishra, Dinesh Yadav, Corporators, Abdul Shafique Khan, Amit Sharma, Tulsha Verma, Girish Sharma and Raisa Malik. The officials of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation described about the ESCO model of street lighting to the team of Bhopal Municipal Corporation through a Power point presentation in a meeting held at the headquarters of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation.
The team of corporators of Bhopal Municipal Corporation toured the city of Bhubaneswar with K Shanti, Deputy Mayor of Bhubaneswar and Commissioner Krishna Kumar to study the ESCO model of street lighting. The team had discussions with deputy mayor and commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation about administration of Bhubaneswar. The team also described them about the public service activities and the beautification of Bhopal by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation. Based on analysis of advantages and drawbacks of the ‘ESCO’ model of lighting, the team will shortly present a report.
ESCO is an energy service company which provides comprehensive energy solutions. The ‘ESCO’ model of street lighting saves 60-70 per cent of electricity. The city of Bhubaneswar is illuminated with ‘ESCO’ model of lighting. The delegation of Bhopal Municipal Corporation was affectionately welcomed at Bhubaneswar.