RAJSHAHI, Feb 12, 2021 (BSS) – Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has installed
and launched a modern and eye-catching lighting system on Bilsimla-Kasiadanga
road to ensure security of people and vehicles during night time movement in
the city.
City Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton accompanied by his office colleagues and
other concerned inaugurated the lighting system at Baharampur point of the
4.2-kilomter road on Thursday evening saying the public in general will be
benefited from the system enormously.
A total of 174 altitude decorative poles were installed with 384 power-
saving LED bulbs in the shape of flying butterflies at a cost of around Taka
5.22 crore. There is provision of an automatically on-off system through
autologic controllers.
To make Rajshahi city more bright and attractive at night, the high
altitude flood lights were installed in City Street.
Mayor Liton said the road has recently been elevated to a four-lane from
30 feet to 80 feet wide with 10 feet wide footpaths and concrete drains on
both sides of the road at a cost of around Taka 52.75 crore. There is also an
eight-foot bicycle lane on the southern side of the road. A decorative island
has been constructed while trees were already planted on the island to bring
a greenery look there, he said.
The city corporation has also planned for improving the modern lighting
system on both sides of the east-waste connecting road from Alif Lam Meem
Bhata crossing to Choddapaya at a cost of around Taka 4.5 crore.
“We are going to install street lighting on both sides of the widened
roads from Upashahar crossing to Sonadighi crossing and from Malopara to
Sagarpara crossing at a cost of around Taka 2.5 crore,” Liton added.