Faulty street lights irk residents

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Several streets lights on roads in the federal capital remained faulty, creating inconvenience for the citizens.

According to a report aired by a private news channel, the city roads during night were a major concern here, the reason being faulty streetlights which have not been repaired for the last one year.

The locals while expressing dismay, said, “The defunct street lights along important roads cause inconvenience to them during evening and night hours.

“The authorities concerned have never bothered to replace them the street lights”, they complained. Ahmad Raza of F-6 Sector said that the residents have complained to the Capital Development Authority (CDA) administration several times but to no avail.

Another citizen complained that the streetlights have become out of order thus causing risks of robberies and road accidents at night. He said in evening the whole area sink into darkness and caused inconvenience for transporters and residents.

Citizens have demanded of the concerned department to repair the out of order street lights on priority basis. When contacted a CDA official, he said, “The staff would look after all the matters related to repair maintenance of the faulty street lights.

He also said the people of the respective areas should note down the complaints to us and the proper maintenance of the out of order street lights would be done on regular basis.