India, July 30 -- The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has decided to take over the operation and maintenance of streetlights on master roads in developing sectors from the Haryana Shehari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), officials said.

The GMDA has asked the HSVP to appoint a nodal officer to conduct a joint inspection, physical verification and geo-mapping of streetlights to facilitate a smooth handover.

"We have asked the HSVP to hand over the maintenance of streetlights from Sector 58 to 115 to the GMDA. Once it comes under GMDA's jurisdiction, the streetlight network will be further improved," said a senior GMDA official.

Currently, the Municipal Corporation Gurugram (MCG) maintains streetlights in Sectors 1 to 57, whi...