Not just light on a pole: How street lighting shapes our cities
Spot-checks by this newspaper in Gurugram in May and June found several major roads in darkness, while a night audit by the Outer Ring Road Companies Association in Bengaluru found nearly 70% of lights along the city’s tech corridor weren’t working. “It’s about making people feel safe, supporting markets, encouraging walking, and activating public spaces.”Architect Dikshu Kukreja agrees: “We have invested heavily in roads, flyovers and buildings, but rarely asked what makes a street usable after sunset. Good lighting is often the invisible layer of urban infrastructure, noticed only when it fails.
- ▪Spot-checks by this newspaper in Gurugram in May and June found several major roads in darkness, while a night audit by the Outer Ring Road Companies Association in Bengaluru found nearly 70% of lights along the city’s tech corridor weren’t
- ▪“It’s about making people feel safe, supporting markets, encouraging walking, and activating public spaces.”Architect Dikshu Kukreja agrees: “We have invested heavily in roads, flyovers and buildings, but rarely asked what makes a street us
- ▪Good lighting is often the invisible layer of urban infrastructure, noticed only when it fails.
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HomeNextNot just light on a pole: How street lighting shapes our citiesIn most Indian cities, streetlights remain mere electrical fixtures instead of a civic promise — leaving streets dark, unsafe, and lifeless after sunset.Published on: Jul 13, 2026, 08:53:37 ISTBy Manoj SharmaPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link New DelhiSpot-checks by HT in Gurugram in May and June found several major roads in darkness. (Parveen Kumar/HT photo)In December 2019, a young veterinary doctor was raped and murdered on a dark stretch of a road in Hyderabad.
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