Sullia: A Mangaluru Electricity Supply Company (MESCOM) lineman died after accidentally coming in contact with a live wire while attending a complaint here on Wednesday August 15th. The deceased has been identified as Janardhana Naik (48), son of Ramanna Naik, resident of Aletti village. The deceased was employed on contract basis along with his brother […]
Mangaluru : Six Officials from Escoms have been transferred after Chief Minister who is holding Energy Ministers Portfolio and MD, KPTCL has ordered for the same, after receiving many complaints against them. Manjappa, Superintending Engineer (Ele) MESCOM, O&M Circle, Attavara, Mangalore who was also acting Chief Engineer (Elec) has been transferred to KPTCL, Transmission Circle, […]
Mangaluru: This times monsoon season has had the most adverse effect on Mangaluru Electricity Supply Company (MESCOM). In the last two-and-a-half-months, more than 6400 electric poles have ended up on the ground due to the combination of heavy wind and rain, thereby incurring a loss of more than 8 crore rupees. Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Shimoga […]
Udupi: The torrential rain on Tuesday that submerged coastal Karnataka also severely affected Udupi district. Udupi district Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis spoke and provided information on the precautionary steps taken by the district administration. According to the report, for how long will the cyclone effect remain? What steps have you taken in this regard? On […]
Mangaluru: Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada Sasikanth Senthil has asked tahsildars to set up control rooms in taluk headquarters for the effective delivery of relief measures. At a meeting here on Monday to discuss the preparations for approaching monsoons in the district, Senthil said that sea erosion, flooding, epidemics and landslips were the primary problems […]
Mangaluru: Seems the public will have to wait for some more time to make payments at the much sought-after Mangalore One centres. Though the staff punched in at the office in time on Sunday, they were in for a shock as their systems had been deactivated. The staff at all the six Mangalore One centres […]
Udupi: Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister for Fisheries, Youth Empowerment and Sports, on Wednesday directed the officers of MESCOM and KPTCL to supply power to the drinking water pumping station at Baje round the clock. He was chairing a meeting of engineers of MESCOM and KPTCL here. Water to Udupi city and surrounding areas is supplied from […]
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada district is at the second position in the generation of solar energy next to Bengaluru,” said chief whip of the Legislative Council, Ivan D’Souza. He was speaking at Greennxt, a national level seminar and exhibition on solar energy, organised by the St Agnes College. “There is a need to harness solar energy. […]
Kundapura: A shop was gutted with fire and destroyed items worth lakhs here on Saturday night. It has been reported that, the locals spotted dense smoke and flames emitting out of the shop. A few locals tried to bring down the fire, but weren’t able to douse the fire. Fire Brigade officials were called to […]
Mangaluru: The gala power awards 2017 held at Palace Ground, Bengaluru on October 28 saw Mangalore Electricity Supply Company (Mescom) bag a clutch of awards. Out of the 27 awards that the company bagged, the award that mattered the most was the top prize for least commercial losses recorded. This award in particular further fortified […]
