GHMC replacing non-functional street lights across Hyderabad

The Hindu

17-05-2025

After years of citizens' complaints about non functioning streetlights, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has finally got down to work to fix the problem.
The GHMC, through a press note, urged the citizens to lodge any complaint related to non-functional streetlight through the My GHMC app for quick resolution.
The streetlights fitted with LED lamps were earlier under the maintenance of Energy Efficiency Services Limited whose term as per the agreement ended on May 1, the note said.
As of now, the maintenance lies with GHMC, which is going ahead with fixing new lamps, additional commissioner Venugopal Reddy informed.
Orders have been issued for zone-wise purchase of new lamps and other spare parts. The 17 agencies hired for mechanical works will be continued for two more months.
A total 9,000 complaints have been filed so far about streetlights, of which 5,800 have been addressed. The remaining too will be addressed within a week, and thereafter, efforts will be made to resolve each complaint within 48 hours, the note said.