Why plant them now and kill them later by cutting branches to clear power lines? Mysuru: For a sustainable living, ‘Go Green’ has become the mantra. The Forest Department, which undertook a tree-planting drive, has planted many saplings at vacant spots and on roadsides. But what is so objectionable about this is that the saplings…
June electricity bills based on new tariff
June 6, 2018Mysuru: As per the order of Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), Chamundeshawari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has revised the power tariff from May 14 with the new rate applicable right from April 1. However, owing to some technical problems the software of the computers could not be tuned to reckon the revised tariff and hence…
Public Contact Programme by CESC on May 19
May 18, 2018Mysuru: Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) Ltd. has organised a Public Contact Programme for consumers coming under Ramakrishnanagar Sub-division and Kuvempunagar Sub-Division on May 19. While the Public Contact Programme for consumers of Ramakrishnanagar Sub-Division will be held at the office of the CESC Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) at Ramakrishnanagar Sub-Division at 11 am, the…
Power Tariff Revision: KERC holds public hearing
February 21, 2018Mysuru: Power consumers, cutting across various categories including domestic and industrial, have rejected the proposed power tariff appeal filed by the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC). At a public hearing organised by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) at the Court Hall of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here this morning, consumers urged the KERC to…
Can your electric connection be cut without a notice?
February 4, 2018By N.S. Pradeep Kumar, Mysore Grahakara Parishat Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has recently received two complaints (both from senior citizens) about disconnection of electricity supply. In a case from Vijayashreepura, the consumer had forgotten to pay the electric bill and in a case from V.V. Puram, the consumer had paid the bill, but Chamundeshwari Electric…
Brace up for 7-hour power cut tomorrow
December 20, 2017Mysuru: You need to wind up all your household work that involves electrical appliances by 10 am tomorrow (Dec. 21) as there would be no power till 5 pm. Half of Mysuru city will not have power supply as the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) is undertaking emergency maintenance works at Doddakere Maidan Distribution Centre,…
Brace up to shell out Re. 1 per unit of electricity
December 10, 2017Bengaluru: Electricity consumers across the State will have to shell out at least Re. 1 per unit more for 2018-19 if the electricity supply companies (Escoms) have their way. The Escoms, which have to approach the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) annually for revision of tariffs, have sought hikes ranging between Rs. 1.23 and Rs….
CESC restores Electricity Helpline No. 1912
October 13, 2017Mysuru: The Chamundeshwari Electricity Company (CESC) has restored “Electricity Helpline 1912” for the consumers of Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Kodagu, Mandya and Hassan districts. Also, the shifting of the CESC Centralised Customer Care Centre office has been completed. Consumers can henceforth register their complaints like power supply interruption/ bill payments etc., through toll-free electricity helpline 1912. A…
Electricity Helpline 1912 to be out of service for 4 days
September 10, 2017Mysuru: As the Office of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) Centralised Customer Care Centre is being shifted from Kuvempunagar to new Corporate Office building at Vijayanagar 2nd stage, the service of Electricity Helpline 1912 will not be available from Sept. 12 to Sept. 15 for the electricity consumers of Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Kodagu, Mandya and Hassan…
Suggestions to CESC
August 24, 2017Sir, Apropos the letter titled “Will CESC fix spacers to overhead lines? (SOM dated Aug. 3), it is observed some elements are not only encroaching public footpaths with permanent fixtures and barbed wires making the hapless public, specially children and senior citizens, direct targets to fast moving vehicles on roads but also growing coconut and…
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