Street lights on blink, mayor fines contractors

Mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun inspected the street lights in the North zone of the city and found most of the lights defunct and penalised the contractors Rs 25,000.

The mayor conducted the inspection at Sanjay Nagar, Ganga Nagar, Hebbal and Yelahanka area on Tuesday night. After the inspection, the mayor directed the officials to penalise the contractors Ibrahim and Ramamani Rs 25,000 each.

The street lights along a two-km stretch near Veterinary College, Hebbal were also not working.

The mayor directed officials to maintain street lights. “If there are any problems, take action against the contractors concerned,” the mayor said.