India, Dec. 1 -- In the maze of Colaba's most congested slum settlements, where residents long navigated evenings by the light of shopfront bulbs or mobile torches, a quiet transformation is underway. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), along with the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST), has launched a large-scale LED streetlighting project aimed at brightening some of the neighbourhoods.

Nearly 5,000 lighting poles are planned under the initiative, which has already seen over 2,500 poles installed across the area's narrowest and most cluttered lanes. The remaining installations are currently in progress.

The project, estimated to cost between Rs.8 crore and Rs.10 crore, has been pushed and facilitated by Cola...