CM inaugurates solar traffic signals at Faisal Chowk

Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister, Najam Sethi, inaugurated solar traffic signals at Faisal Chowk, Shahra-e-Quaid-e-Azam this evening. Commissioner Lahore Division, Secretary Information, DCO Lahore, DG LDA, DG PHA and other officials were present on the occasion. The Chief Minister inaugurated the new system by pressing the button of switch room of solar penal installed for solar traffic signals at Faisal Chowk, Shahra-e-Quaid-e-Azam.

Najam Sethi said that the installation work of solar traffic signals has been completed in a short period of one month and the cooperation of sponsors in this regard is commendable. He said that due to installation of solar penal, traffic signals will continue to function even during loadshedding and traffic will not face any problem.

The Chief Minister told that LED lights have been installed for traffic signals which consume minimum energy. He disclosed that the work of installing solar traffic signals at four other places of the city has been started. He said that the traffic signals of Siddique Trade Centre Jail Road, Y-Junction Garden Town, Centre Point Gulberg and Firdous Market Gulberg are being converted to solar penal.

Director General PHA gave a briefing to the Chief Minister about the programme of converting traffic signals to solar penal.