BSS :
Mayor of Rangpur Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa launched modern street lighting programme replacing the older bulbs with energy saving light emitting diode (LED) bulbs in Satmatha area in the city on Monday night.
Rangpur City Corporation (RpCC) has been replacing all old street lighting systems with modern ones through implementing the Modern Streets Lighting Project in all 33 wards across the metropolis spending Taka 49 crore.
Under the project, the main street from Satmatha to Parker Mour came under the modern street lighting system as Mayor Mostafa switched on the button in a function held at Satmatha as the chief guest.
Manager of the project implementing organisation Adex Group Engineer Taufikuzzman, Panel mayor of RpCC Mahmudur Rahman Titu, City Councilors Mahbubur Rahman Manju, Malek Niaz Arzoo, Moktar Hossain, among others, attended the function.
Speaking on the occasion, Mayor Mostafa said that massive infrastructural development programmes are being implemented to turn Rangpur into an eco- friendly modern city with all civic amenities including modern streets, lighting systems.
“I express my deep gratitude to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her special contribution and giving maximum attention to the development of Rangpur city as well as the region on the way to build a developed Bangladesh by 2041,” he said.
