Civic body will be able to reduce power consumption to the extent of 57,53,071 kwh a year

The Coimbatore Corporation will replace conventional bulbs with 22,000 LED lamps, Mayor S.M. Velusamy said here on Tuesday. He was speaking at the seminar on ‘Climate Resilient Action: Accelerating Urban Development and Finance in India’, organised by Cities Development Initiative for Asia and the Corporation in partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation, Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network and ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability.