Elusive city lights

Of late it has become a routine affair on the part of the electricity authorities in the capital. The two Dhaka City Corporation bodies should have a say in the matter.
I am talking about the semi-darkened streets that people come across by night in many city areas after evening on special holidays marking different festivals.
Normally many Dhaka streets, both major and those in the neighbourhood localities, remain ghostly without sufficient lights. Taking this opportunity, muggers and other criminals become active. The city residents have long become accustomed to it. Besides, road accidents occur frequently due to the poorly-lit streets.
But the dark roads on festival nights are a distressing sight. When people expect a fully illuminated city as they come out on the roads, they have to move in darkness. Instead of adding to their festivities, it makes them gloomy and worried. The city's power distribution authorities present these unsightly roads invariably on the national holidays including the two Eids, Pahela Baishakh, Victory Day, Independence Day etc.
The authorities will raise the issue of cutting down on wastage. But this is not the proper way. It spoils the people's right to celebration on their holidays.
Fazlul Huq Mridha
Elephant Road, Dhaka