LED lights on city streets: DSCC Mayor

Staff Correspondent: All streets of Dhaka city will be installed with LED (light-emitting diode) lights, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon said Tuesday.

The DSCC Mayor made the declaration while addressing a programme of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) “Clean Dhaka 2016.”

The mayor informed that all the street lights in Dhaka University and Shahbag area will be replaced with LED lights within February 21. The rest of the streets in Dhaka will be installed with LED lights soon, he added.

He also said that a total of 5000 bins will be set at different points of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) by 2016.

“We are trying to raise awareness among people about cleanliness. Citizens should dump wastes at designated places,” he urged.

“At first, we will ensure cleaning facilities in the city. Then we will go for strict measures. For example, any defaulter will be fined after the awareness raising programmes are over, but it will take time,” the mayor said.

BRTC Chairman Mizanur Rahman chaired the programme while actor Mir Sabbir and actress Bidya Sinha Mim attended it to express solidarity with the move.

risingbd/DHAKA/Jan 26, 2016/Hasan/Augustin Sujan