BHOPAL: Tussle among Capital Project Authority (CPA), Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board (MPEB) and Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) has left lakhs of people in dark as street lights on all the roads leading to one of premier medical institutes- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal-are not functioning for years.
Local agencies like BMC, MPEB, CPA only pass on buck . It is highly pitiable that no one paid attention to this problem which happens to be a major instrumental behind road accidents. Especially, on the road leading to Barkheda Pathani from AIIMS, the situation is pathetic.
No single functional street light on road leading to AIIMS in Bhopal | Pradeep Mehra
MPEB officials attributed it to a dispute between Capital Project Authority (CPA) and Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC). No permanent electricity connection has been taken for street lights due to the tussle between the two agencies. CPA has constructed roads but BMC has not taken over so far.
According to CPA, it had fitted tube lights and initially, all were functioning but it was up to BMC to maintain it and pay the bills. The authorities at the CPA say that because of the non maintenance on the part of the municipal administration, the street lights have gone kaput.
