P Narayana, the Minister of Municipal Administration Department said at the LED manufacturing National Conference that “Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu set a goal to install energy-efficient LED lighting systems in 110 streets and private companies at the end of June.”

“21 days after the occurrence of Cyclone Hudhud, Visakhapatnam 90,000 inefficient sodium or mercury lamp has been replaced by LED lights, and since then, all cities are required to install the LED street lights.” he said.

However, the participated LED manufacturers and suppliers stated that the duration of the project is too short; they need more time to complete it.

“To supply 450,000 LED street lights within three months is not a problem, however, before installation, in order to ensure the safety and LED bulbs life, they should launched an investigation for infrastructure of municipalities and enterprises, such as cabling, pole grounding and other issues.” they said.