India, April 15 -- The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is set to begin installation of solar pavement markers or solar studs across major avenue roads in Lutyens' Delhi in order to improve night time road safety measures in the area, officials said.

A total of 7,338 solar studs at the cost of Rs.1.74 crore will be installed within two months, the officials added.

"NDMC is planning the installation of various safety equipment. More than 7,000 solar studs will be installed to cover all 79 avenue roads. At Sardar Patel Marg and Baba Kaharak Singh Marg, work is set to begin soon to install devices. These are critical road safety components that must be installed in accordance with prescribed Indian Roads Congress (IRC) and Ministry of Ro...