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Friday, January 4, 1974
GOVT. RESIDENTIAL QUARTERS DIMMED TO SAVE FUEL
Public lighting in government residential quarters has been
reduced as part of the drive to save fuel.
An order has gone out to caretakers that all public light are
to be switched on 30 minutes later than usual in the evenings and switched
off 30 minutes earlier in the mornings.
In addition, public lights in quarters which are not strictly
necessary for safety are not being turned on at all.
The Public Works Department, which issued the order, said that
wherever possible light bulbs of lower wattage have been installed as
another measure to reduce power consumption.
A spokesman for the department said today that checks were carried
out to ensure that these measures did not reduce the degree of security
in the buildings.
In office buildings shared by the government and other organisations,
instructions have been issued that lights in public areas, including lift
lobbies and staircases which have adequate natural lighting, are not to be
switched on at all except during bad weather. This, of course, does not
apply to lights in main entrance halls.
These measures have already been introduced in all government
offices, and the savings in electricity consumption have been quite significant.
A spokesman said that there is a genuine effort in all government
office buildings to save fuel. Lights are being switched off wherever
possible and are not turned on unless absolutely necessary.
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