Road Lighting in Kolkata - A Review

The primary function of road lighting is to keep the safety of the people. The road lights should provide good visibility condition and reduce potential hazards of accidents. Again the road lights glow from dusk to dawn through out the year consuming remarkable amount of energy. Thus this study on road lighting was done to make it more visually acceptable and energy efficient one. The standardization of Road Lighting has also been revisited here. Few quick fix recommendations are mentioned here for betterment of road lighting, maintaining energy saving aspect in metro cities like Kolkata.