Hyderabad, April 26: In view of several complaints from denizens about non-functioning street lights, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided to use a web-based monitoring system from May 1, to make sure they glow in the dark.
The new facility, called Off-Site Real Time (OSRT) management system helps to track non-glowing points so that engineers could rectify them immediately. GHMC commissioner Sameer Sharma also issued a circular on Saturday directing engineers to get non-glowing lights rectified within 24 hours.
All streetlights in the GHMC limits are being maintained by outsourced labour, in supervision of the assistant engineer (Electrical).
In functioning of the new system, all assistant engineers (Electrical) will be provided mobile phones with pre-loaded GPS facility to inspect streetlights daily between 7 pm and 9 pm everyday and add record of non-glowing points to the OSRT system.
Further, the engineers would submit weekly reports of attendance of outsourced staff maintaining the lights.
Payments would be made to contractors based on the attendance report, according to GHMC officials.
The contractors would also be responsible for timely switching on and off of streetlights.
They said if any light was found glowing during the day, a fine of Rs 15 per bulb will be imposed on the contractor.
GHMC officials said the contractor entrusted with maintenance of streetlights would be responsible for repair of at least 40 light points per day, according to the agreement signed with the civic body.
As the new system would come into force from next month, performance of agencies and contractors for May and June would be reviewed in July, said a GHMC official.
Assistant engineers would also submit a report on penalties collected from contractors for their lapses to zonal executive engineers.
–Agencies