The roads of Naya Raipur would soon be illuminated by the power saving light Emitting Diode (lED) facility as Chhattisgarh has been gearing up to host a couple of IPl matches on April 28 and on May 1. The new lighting system would be installed shortly in an estimated 12 km long road in the first phase.
The lighting system in the first phase would be installed on the road near Sanjeevani Hospital and the one in 100 metre length of road in front of Shaeed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium at village Parsada in Naya Raipur on both sides besides another estimated six kilometres of road.
The lED lighting saves about 25 per cent of the power cost and to enable commuters have the convenience of better lighting on the roads.
According to Naya Raipur Development Authority Chief Engineer Salil Srivastava, this is the first project in itself of lighting the entire city with the lED street lighting in the country.
While the Haldia Development Authority also has the lED lighting system, the same is being implemented in entire Naya Raipur. The roads where Sodium lighting is being used in Naya Raipur currently, Sodium lighting of 215 watt is being used in every 30 metres of distance.
The 137 watt lED lighting with 30 lux, would now be installed at a distance of every 35 metres. The lED lighting cannot be stolen and is fully automated which is also known as ‘Smart Street lighting Control,’ he said.
The entire system would be connected through a laptop with a officer concerned through GPRS and any tampering with the lights would trigger an SMS alert message automatically, Srivastava added.