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ROAD SAFETY

are placed along the axis of the and manufactured from single monitoring system (ASMS).
road. This is recommended for piece steel tubular pipe and the All street lights in the city are
narrow roads the width of which Swaged pole which is made from operated and maintained through
do not exceed the mounting three different length of steel tube a web-based interface and sensors
height. of different diameters. installed at every SLP will provide
The Street Light Department information of electric supply to
Lighting Poles of BEST Undertaking carries a particular pole. This will help
out the design, installation and curb electricity theft. Updated
BEST also pays particular
attention to the choice of lighting maintenance of street lighting information on malfunctioning
poles which are made out of mild assets in the Mumbai Island City lights or poles with its GPS location
steel tubular ERW pipe. The portion limits. Currently, around 34,539 will be provided every 15 minutes.
number of street lighting poles
above the ground is painted with with 44,300 illuminating lamps A unique feature of BEST’s services
Al paint and the one below with of different types and wattages is group control of street lighting
black Bitumen. One sixth of the are being maintained by the based on sunset and sunrise timing
height of the pole is buried under undertaking. The Street Lighting through ASMS and switching on/off
the ground. The pole is provided (Maintenance) Department staff is of lights and lanterns by electronic
with a sleeve at this position such available 24x7. BEST Undertaking
that half the portion of this sleeve has replaced HPSV lamps with the timers using an astronomical
is buried underground, which more energy-efficient LED lamps for calendar accommodating seasonal
is the main point of contact for street lighting and 2 x 15watt LED variations.
corrosion. A concrete foundation in decorative garden lanterns. It has Challenges exist, including
is placed to support the pole with incorporated eco-friendly practices staff resistance to technology,
an apron. such as the use of amorphous core implementation logistics in a
Poles used are of different types: transformers and energy-efficient densely populated city like Mumbai
the Step Drawn pole, which is street lighting. and electricity theft but the
a hot rolled tube of high tensile For better management of outstanding service of BEST has
steel & step-drawn with uniform streetlights, BEST has adopted a kept the maximum city humming
thickness throughout its length centralised automatic streetlight throughout the night, every night. TT

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