The corporation and JUDCO are at odds over installing new street lights, as most of the 6-year-old lights are broken, leaving the capital in darkness.

The Ranchi Municipal Corporation and Jharkhand Urban Infrastructure Development Company Limited (JUDCO) have clashed over the maintenance of streetlights in the capital city. The corporation has objected to the tender issued by JUDCO for the maintenance of streetlights, demanding its immediate cancellation. The corporation states that development and maintenance-related works within the corporation area must be carried out through the corporation itself. Therefore, streetlight maintenance...