Exchange old CFL bulbs with new

  • 29/07/2008

  • Indian Express (Chandigarh)

Hisar, July 29 The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) has turned more environment-friendly and cautious. It will now collect old unbroken burnt or used Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs), incandescent bulbs and tube lights for proper disposal so that these are not harmful to society and environment. DHBVN Managing Director Anurag Aggarwal said under the scheme, the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam would give one CFL of 15 watt free of cost against deposition of either 10 unbroken burnt CFLs or five unbroken burnt tube lights or five unburnt/working incandescent bulbs of power rating above 25 watt or 20 burnt unbroken incandescent bulbs or 15 lighting appliances of combination of these. The consumers will have to bring the unbroken old lighting equipment properly packed to any sub divisional office or customer care centre of the Nigam. A consumer can also deposit one equipment at one time, but he would be given free CFL on depositing required number of equipments, said a senor official. The consumer will be given a receipt in lieu of depositing the old lighting equipments. Lucky draws would be held in each operation circle on Energy Conservation Day, MD said. The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam would store the old burnt lighting appliances in steel drums at Nigam's stores for proper disposal. It would recycle CFLs as per the recommendations of the Environment Protection Agency, he added.