Mohali is a city which is a commercial hub lying adjacent to the city of Chandigarh in Punjab, India. The local municipal corporation (MC) is scheduling to switch 18,000 conventional streetlights to LEDs in the following months.

The energy saving conversion is estimated to cost between INR 150 million (US $2.3 million) to INR 200 million. And is expected to commence by mid- 2016.

MC commissioner Uma Shankar Gupta said, "The step is taken for the benefit of the public and beautification of the city. LED lights will emit more light and save more than 40% of energy."

The MC rules stated if any LED light was found faulty, the company would be liable to repair them free of cost and a penalty would be imposed on it. The project would commence by mid-2016.

Atul Sharma, president, Resident Welfare Association, Phase II, said, "Crime against women or snatching incidents happen in the dark. Now, criminals will have to be aware where they are going."

A MC survey found most of the roads had faulty street lights.

Sarabjot Singh, a resident of Sector 80, said, "It is a good initiative. The conventional street lights were providing low lights or their shells were muddy."

The Times of India