CESC blames flyover work for power snag
The city-wide blackout on Thursday was sparked by a spike in a cable carrying power from CESC's thermal plant at Budge Budge to Taratala sub-station. The damage to the extra high voltage (EHV) 132kV cable at a spot on Budge Budge Trunk Road was caused during shifting of a drain line to facilitate construction of the Batanagar-Jhinjhirabazar flyover."Excavation by a machine caused a fault in the cable that had been laid nearly 5.5ft below the surface. Protective tiles had been laid over the cable, but the insulation was still damaged. The moment a surge was detected in the transmission line, the protection system installed at the Budge Budge plant got activated and shut down the plant," a CESC source said.Officials of the urban development d.....