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CFLs to replace incandescent bulbs

Staff Correspondent

MANGALORE: Deputy Commissioner M. Maheshwar Rao has said that incandescent bulbs and tubelights will soon be replaced by “compact fluorescent lamps” (CFLs) in government offices in the district in a phased manner. He said it was being done following a Government Order to save energy.

Mr. Rao was participating in a seminar on “Green building”, organised by the Association of British Scholars, Mangalore chapter, here on Tuesday.

Stating that the Energy Department had issued the order to switch over to CFLs, Mr. Rao said steps had been taken to improve the street lighting system which was managed by the Mangalore City Corporation. At present, the corporation used energy intensive mercury lamps. Energy-saving companies had given proposals on the alternatives available and it was for the corporation to implement them, he said.

Mr. Rao said the corporation could do a lot on the energy efficiency front. He said that according to an assessment, the corporation could save about Rs. 1.5 crore annually on its energy bill by adopting energy-efficient programmes.

The use of better water pumps could bring down the cost, he added.

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