Corporations, Delhi govt working in tandem to illuminate dark spots

NEW DELHI: Reiterating his party’s stand to ensure safety and security of women living in the Capital, Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari on Thursday asked the three Municipal Corporations of Delhi to identify dark spots in the city.

Tiwari told the civic agencies to install as many LED lights as possible at such spots in a time bound manner. The MCD assured to chalk out a proper plan so as to ensure the same.

Tiwari had earlier tweeted: “Darkness emboldens criminals. Request all councillors to do Mapping and identify Dark Spots in their areas. On these Dark spots LED lights should be installed to prevent crime-especially against women.”

With women’s safety being a focal point of policing and governance, both the Delhi government and civic authorities have been trying to illuminate dark spots across the city.

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), in collaboration with Delhi Police, has already identified 2,500 dark spots in its jurisdiction.

Subhash Arya, leader of the House at SDMC, has instructed officials to install the LED over the identified 2,500 spots.

“Work is progressing on installation of LED lights on the 2,500 dark spots identified by us. The work is slow due to unavailability of labour in summers. It is expected to be complete in next two months,” said an official at SDMC.

The Public Works Department (PWD) of Delhi government has been entrusted with installing LEDS on dark stretches in North and East Delhi.

Preeti Aggarwal, the newly elected mayor of North Delhi Municipal Corporation has asked her councillors to install LED lights at the identified 7,340 dark spots in their jurisdiction at the earliest.

The number of dark spots identified in East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) is 124, where PWD is coming up with LED lights, said a senior government official.