Lamps that don’t work - The Star

WALL mounted street lamps along more than 15 streets in Ipoh have not been functioning for the last three years.

A random survey by the Tebing Tinggi Barisan Nasional service centre found that either all lamps on these streets were not functioning or only one or two were lit up at night.

Among the streets are Jalan Yang Kalsom where only three out of 10 lights are working while all eight lights along Jalan Theatre are not functioning.

Tebing Tinggi Barisan Nasional coordinator Tony Khoo said complaints had been lodged with Tenaga Naisonal Bhd (TNB) but the utility company claimed that parked cars and hawkers who placed tables and chairs under the lights were preventing them from carrying out maintenance works.

“This is just an excuse as not all these streets are busy all the time,” Khoo said.

He said the Ipoh City Council was able to conduct maintenance work on the wall mounted street lamps along Jalan Mesjid in the city.

“If the council can do it, I do not see why TNB can’t,” he added.

When contacted, a TNB spokesman said the company would investigate the claims but declined to make further comments.