Bengaluru Express
Mysuru, July 20: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday laid the foundation for major projects worth ₹408.95 crore being undertaken by Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) and KPTCL in Mysuru district.
At the government’s two-year achievement event held at Maharaja’s College Grounds in Mysuru, CM Siddaramaiah, in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Energy Minister K.J. George, flagged off four major CESC projects.
A key part of the initiative involves replacing 11 kV overhead power lines with underground cables and low-tension (LT) overhead lines with aerial bunch cables across four assembly constituencies in Mysuru city.
These projects are being implemented at an estimated cost of ₹118.97 crore in Krishnaraja, ₹125.51 crore in Chamaraja, ₹103.74 crore in Narasimharaja, and ₹60.73 crore in Chamundeshwari assembly constituencies.
KPTCL Projects Worth ₹38.73 Crore launched
On the same occasion, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah laid the foundation for two projects worth ₹38.73 crore being undertaken by Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) in Hunsur taluk.
The projects include the construction of a 66/11 kV, 2×20 MVA substation at Manuganahalli (₹20.41 crore) and another 66/11 kV, 2×20 MVA substation at Kattemalalavadi (₹18.32 crore), both located in Hunsur taluk.
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