Nandura Municipal Council, in Buldhana district, has invited bids under the state's Urban Development Scheme for the supply and installation of a mixed lighting package: 20-metre and 16-metre high masts, 12.5-metre and 9-metre high masts, additional conventional street light poles, solar street light poles, and 9-metre solar high mast poles, all spread across various locations in the town.
Why mix heights in one tender
Bundling multiple mast heights into a single award reflects the reality that a town isn't lit uniformly — a 20m or 16m high mast suits a large open ground, bus stand, or major road junction, where wide-throw coverage matters more than fixture density, while 9m and 12.5m masts and standard poles fit narrower internal roads and residential lanes better.
Grid and solar side by side
Running solar street light poles and solar high masts alongside grid-tied conventional poles in the same scope suggests the council is targeting solar specifically for stretches with weaker or costlier grid access — likely the town's outer wards — while keeping grid-tied fixtures for areas already well connected, rather than converting the entire town to one lighting technology.
What the Urban Development Scheme covers
The state's Urban Development Scheme is a common funding route for municipal councils and nagar parishads undertaking infrastructure upgrades — including roads, drainage and street lighting — that sit above what a council's own annual budget can absorb, with the state government co-funding a share of the approved project cost.
What bidders need
Given the mix of high mast and solar components in one contract, bidders are expected to demonstrate BIS-certified fixtures for the conventional side and MNRE-approved solar components for the solar poles and masts, along with prior experience executing multi-height lighting works of comparable scale.
