Desperate Bescom turns to students

Poor response to request to individuals and firms to help redesign transformers

March 27, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:37 am IST - BENGALURU:

Looks like the task of transforming the city’s transformers is a tough task for even the best of minds.

Nearly two months after the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) announced plans to seek help to redesign its transformers, the proposal has got a tepid response.

Now, the power utility is hoping that innovative minds in colleges will offer a solution.

Bescom had invited ideas to redesign its transformers to make them “pedestrian-friendly, good-looking, safe and potential avenues for revenue.”

But officials say that less than 10 people have got back so far.

“People from New Delhi and Gurgaon showed interest. But all of them sought more time.

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