Defunct TV cables, net wires to be snipped off from 10 Kolkata stretches
India Today
Multi-system operators (MSO) and internet service providers in Kolkata have come together to remove dead or defunct overhead wires from several roads in the city. The exercise will be carried out along 10 stretches in north, central and south Kolkata.
Under the supervision of All Bengal Cable TV and Broadband Operators’ United Forum, multi-system operators (MSO) and internet service providers in Kolkata have come together to remove dead or defunct overhead wires from several roads in the city.
The exercise will be carried out along 10 stretches in north, central and south Kolkata.
In the first phase of the operation that could last for 30 days, more than 150km of dead wires are expected to be pulled down in the city.
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) had earlier assigned this job to the operators as defunct, dead wires pose a threat to the residents and commuters alike.
According to a report published in the Telegraph India, Tapash Das, a joint secretary of the All Bengal Cable and Broadband Operators United Forum said, “Work to identify defunct cables is going on in full swing across many stretches. On Monday, we will take up work on CR Avenue and Sarat Bose Road, adding that the work will be initiated on Tuesday on several other stretches.”
According to a report published in the Times of India (TOI), dead wires will be pulled down in areas under KMC wards including 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 70, 71, 72 and 73.
In south Kolkata, the areas include Sarat Bose Road-Ramesh Mitra Road, Hazra Road-Elgin Road, Hazra Road-Ramesh Mitra Road and Southern Avenue-Sarat Bose Road intersection to Exide crossing, via Minto Park.
