As the night deepens, the 50 newly installed street lights in Wangjiaji Village, Zhongguanyi Town, Macheng City, Huanggang City, Hubei Province, are turned on together, illuminating the “safe road” for people to travel and shining into the hearts of the people.
“Before the installation of street lights, we got up at 4 a.m. and had to go to the fields in the dark to pick vegetables and deliver them to the vegetable market and large supermarkets in the city before 6 a.m. It was very inconvenient to pick vegetables wearing a cap light or carrying a flashlight, especially on rainy days. You have to carry a flashlight and an umbrella, and you can’t see clearly at all. Either the vegetables are rotten or picked wrong, and the quality of the vegetables is not good, and you can’t sell them at a good price. Now that street lights have been installed around our base, it is much more convenient for us to pick vegetables, the speed is fast, and the quality is good!”
It is reported that the area near the asparagus industry base in Wangjiaji Village is dark every night, especially on rainy days, which makes travel inconvenient and there are safety hazards. Installing street lights to solve travel problems has become the wish of nearby villagers and drivers who often travel on this road section.
The masses have something to say, and the Party Committee and the government have something to respond to. In order to effectively solve the problem of people’s difficulty in traveling at night, in July 2024, under the guidance and support of the Party Committee, Government and Finance Office of Zhongguanyi Town, the Wangjiaji Village Committee and the village work team widely collected suggestions from villagers, conducted field investigations, and held a village representative meeting to discuss and study together. It is planned to carry out lighting engineering construction with the asparagus industry base as the center, and install 50 street lights in the surrounding area to focus on solving the problem of insufficient street lights in Wangjiaji Village. Although the weather is hot, with the joint efforts and cooperation of many parties, the installation of street lights was completed on schedule.