AP Govt to setup 10 Lakh LED street lights in Villages

Vijayawada, July 18: The Andhra Pradesh state government is going to set up 10 lakhs of LED street lights in Villages.

The Govt has entered into an agreement with the Union government for replacement of 10 lakh conventional streetlights with energy efficient LED street lighting in 7,024-gram panchayats in the initial phase, which is a great boon for the overall welfare of the people and economic development of villages.

In the presence of chief secretary Dinesh Kumar, the panchayat raj department officials entered into a tripartite agreement here on Monday for 'Panchayat LED street lighting, under which the panchayats are expected to save around Rs 165 crore without any upfront investment from the state government.

The government shall invest around Rs 245 crore to complete the project in nine months and provide free repair and maintenance of streetlights for 10 years.

Panchayat Raj Department commissioner B Ramanjeneyulu said that the state had decided to formulate district-level and Mandal-level committees consisting of officials from his department. Several officials were present.