India, Oct. 23 -- Residents of Sector 70 have alleged that around half of the area's streetlights, which cover about 800 houses, have remained dysfunctional for the past few months.

They said the lack of adequate lighting has raised safety concerns, despite repeated complaints to the Noida authority. Officials, however, said repairs had begun and all faulty streetlights would be fixed by the end of the week.

According to resident welfare association (RWA) officials, the sector has around 800 homes and comprises an estimated 2,500 residents. The sector has two RWAs representing different areas: one for blocks A and B, and the other representing the 5 per cent abadi plots in the area, a category of residential plots allotted to farmers wh...