Mysore/Mysuru: A tree uprooted and fell in the middle of road on Janathanagar-TK Layout main road, damaging the electric poles along with the scooters parked on the stretch, in the city this morning. Following the incident, the vehicular traffic on the otherwise busy road was disrupted for one hour. According to eyewitnesses, the incident happened…
Mysore/Mysuru: Even as CESC (Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation) battles to shore up its revenues, it has been discovered that various Government Departments owe the State-run Power company more than a whopping Rs. 600 crore. The CESC covers five districts of Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Hassan and Kodagu. Many Government Departments such as Education, RDPR, Irrigation and…
Mysore/Mysuru: A CESC staff (OVERSEER) was killed on the spot when a truck hit the two-wheeler and ran over him on JP Nagar Ring Road this morning. The accident is said to have taken place between 7.30 am and 8.30 am. The deceased has been identified as Harish Rao (58), a staff at the Chamundipuram…
A Star of Mysore reader sent us these pictures this morning with a remark that this kind of maintaining electric poles causes death by electrocution if the box is live and children or their parents are careless. This box is located on Irwin Road, opposite Wellington House.
Mysore/Mysuru: Alleging that the CESC authorities had failed to issue work orders for the installation of electric poles and transformers at places where farmers had illegally drawn power for their Irrigation Pumpsets (IP), electrical contractors staged a demonstration in front of CESC’s Corporate Office at Hootagalli here yesterday. Pointing out that CESC had invited a…
Mysore/Mysuru: Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has commenced the process of securing and closing the junction boxes or control boxes on electricity poles that were previously left dangerously open. This practice had exposed residents, especially children, to potential hazards. Star of Mysore highlighted this issue in a report titled ‘Dangling electricity wires, a recipe for…
Mysore/Mysuru: Dasara illumination, one of the prominent attractions in this time of the year, will be on till Nov.3, with no decision on extending it. An Officer attached to Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (Cesc) told Star of Mysore today that “While the city will remain illuminated till Nov.3, there is no direction yet from the…
Mysuru: The Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has issued a directive to cable network operators, urging them to promptly remove all unauthorised cables that have been affixed to roadside electric poles. In an official press statement, CESC brought attention to unauthorised installation of dish and network cables by cable operators on electric poles in V.V….
Mysore/Mysuru: In response to complaints about the unscientific underground (UG) cable laying works conducted by Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) Limited, which pose a threat to the development projects of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), the civic body, led by Mayor Shivakumar, has taken CESC officers to task. During a meeting held at the Jayachamaraja Wadiyar…
Mysore Industries Association appeals for more time to pay bills; CESC says difficult proposition Mysore/Mysuru: Following the implementation of the revised power tariff, industries have experienced a significant surge in their electricity bills, with many expressing concerns over a minimum increase of 40 percent. This drastic rise has raised anxieties among industrialists, who fear that…
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