Switch off the street lights on a full moon night:State directive

The government of Gujarat has issued a circular asking local bodies to switch off the street lights on full moon night.

The state has issued such direction to conserve the energy and also to facilitate a natural beauty of full moon night that people can enjoy.

However several civic authorities are in dilemma whether this would be a good idea or not in view of security related concerns. The street light department of civic authority in Bhavnagar has asked district police chief whether it would be proper to switch off the street lights during full moon night or not. According to sources in Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation(BMC), the decision would be taken only after district police chief’s consent on the issue.