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At present Tirunelveli Corporation is maintaining 17599 street lights in the following categories.
1. 40 W Tube lights - 13279
2. Sodium vapour lights - 5810
3. High mast lights - 6
4. 125 W Mercury lights - 88
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Total 19183
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Up to the year 2000, operation and maintenance of street lights was done departmentally. Due to lack of required staff the Corporation could not satisfy the public by making 100% of lights in burning condition and also switch On / Off of the lights were not carried punctually which also led to excess expenditure on electric charges as well as dis-satisfaction among the public.
Hence it was decided to privatize the operation and maintenance of street lights and the same was implemented in the year 2000 successfully. Since the year 2000 Operation and Maintenance of street lights is maintained by the private service provider, the complaints on street lights are attended within 48 hours by the contractor. After privatization the quantum of complaints on non-burning of lights have been hugely reduced and it is seen 99% of lights are in burning condition with timely switch ON-Off operation