kozhikode the corporation will install high and low mast lights at 11 more major locations within the city a sum of rs 48 lakh has been earmarked for the project and it will be completed before march the 12metre high low mast streetlights will be installed at beypore chevayur pottammel and methottuthazham and the vellilamvayal bulliyakkad and dherukkad lakshamveedu colonies high mast lights of 16 metres height will be installed at vengeri pooladikkunnu cheruvannur and eranhipalam energyefficient 24watt t5 bulbs will be used in the streetlights the lights that are being installed in the three colonies will be funded by the scheduled castes fund of the civic body the corporation had earlier installed similar lights at seven major locations in the city under the peoples plan programme for the year 20112012 spending rs 405 lakh under the project a high mast streetlight was installed at malaparamba and two low mast lights near the lic building at mananchira and one each near the bem high school at mananchira pavangad junction palayam stadium junction and mankkavu corporation engineer joseph paul said the lights that are being installed will be energyefficient in the long run they will require only 50 energy compared to conventional bulbs the civic body will soon float tenders for the installation of the lights he said chembil vivekanandan chairman of the working group on art culture heritage protection and beautification said the panel will make sure that the lighting system will be put in place before the end of the current financial year to avoid fund lapse as the project was prepared for the peoples plan programme for 201213 public works standing committee chairman m mohanan said the corporation is also looking for sponsors so that they can increase the number of lights being installed