Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to make Mysuru overhead power lines-free, Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has undertaken underground power cable laying works across the city at a total cost of Rs. 600 crore and the public are accusing CESC of undertaking substandard works, which could prove danger in future.
In the first phase, laying of underground power cables was taken up at a cost of Rs. 300 crore, which was undertaken by Asian Fab Tech Limited (AFTL) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T). While undertaking the works, UGD pipes and drinking water pipes at many places were damaged. Hence to lay low tension lines, trenches were dug up on roadsides and power cables were being inserted into concrete pipes and were then being laid underground.
