Hyderabad, Sept. 15 -- Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy ordered officials to call tenders for installing new LED street lights in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) areas falling within the Outer-Ring Road (ORR) in the core urban region, and municipalities.

In a meeting with officials of GHMC and Panchayat Raj, at the Integrated Command Control Centre (ICCC) in Hyderabad on Monday, September 15, the chief minister reviewed the existing condition of LED street lights in villages, municipalities and municipal corporations.

Municipal officials informed the chief minister that the GHMC currently has 5.5 lakh LED street lights within its limits, and with the inclusion of the core urban area, the total requirement is e...