Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 14 -- 1,110 km underground cables in four Sub-Divisions; Rs. 408.94 crore budget

Work on laying underground (UG) power cables by the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) - aimed at converting overhead power lines into underground cables - has resumed and intensified across the city to ensure a safer and more reliable electricity supply.

The ambitious project, being implemented across four Sub-Divisions, has been allocated a budget of Rs. 408.94 crore.

In the V.V. Mohalla Division, works have been taken up at R.K. Nagar Sub-Division and V.V. Mohalla Sub-Division and in N.R. Mohalla Sub-Division, cable laying works have been taken up at Chamundipuram and Jyothinagar Sub-Divisions.

Officials said, the ...