The Brightest City in Nepal? Lalitpur Metropolitan City Is Working on It
Summary
Lalitpur Metropolitan City has inaugurated a new phase of its smart street light project, installing 1,930 LED lights across the 7.9 km Balkumari-Balkhu ring road and nearby lanes. The city says the expansion will improve road aesthetics and reduce nighttime traffic accidents as it works toward becoming Nepal’s brightest metropolitan city.
Key Points
- Lalitpur Metropolitan City inaugurated another phase of its smart street light project on Wednesday.
- The project added 1,930 LED lights across the 7.9 km Balkumari-Balkhu ring road and nearby lanes.
- LMC says it installed Nepal’s first smart LED street light system about seven years ago.
- The city now has 5,089 smart street lights and aims to become Nepal’s brightest metropolitan city.