100 LEDs to light up Juhu shore

The beautification of Juhu beach by installation of 100 LED lights along its shore is the civic body’s latest pet project. Additional municipal commissioner of projects Dr Sanjay Mukherjee will supervise the beautification of the 4.5-km-long stretch of the beach, which has become a major tourist attraction in the city over the past years. The civic body plans to install 100 pillars about 12 metres high, which will look like masts of a sailboat. A sailboat will be attached at the midriff of the mast. Two LED lights will be installed on either side of the sailboat, in the bottom corner, and they will be projected at regular intervals on the beach. “The dim lights will change colour periodically, and create an illusion of sailboats stationed along the shore,” said a source from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.

The pillars will be made of tensile fabric and the entire structure will be covered with rust-free paint, said the source.

The civic body also plans to install Gobo projectors on each of these pillars. “We plan to project social messages on the surface of the water with the help of these lights and by using laser technology, during evening peak hours, when maximum number of tourists are expected to visit the spot.”

Currently, the BMC has undertaken a slew of beautification projects, including the Powai lake beautification project, the Hanging Gardens beautification project, and the Versova beach maintenance and beautification.