Bhatti visits Bengaluru to inspect major underground cabling project

Briefed on the OH-to-UG power conversion project, a major power infra transformation in India

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Hyderabad

DEPUTY Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Tuesday visited Bengaluru for an in-depth review of the city's large-scale underground cabling initiative undertaken by the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM).

The visit is part of the state government's ongoing efforts to modernise urban infrastructure and enhance the reliability, safety and aesthetics of power supply systems in rapidly expanding metropolitan areas.

As part of the visit, a high-level review meeting was held with BESCOM officials. Presentations were made by Pankaj Pandey, MD, Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited and Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company, along with his team. They briefed Vikramarka on the overhead (OH) to underground (UG) power conversion Project — considered one of India's most comprehensive urban power infrastructure transformations.