<p>The very incident triggered a snap stir by vendors who staged a rasta roko, disrupting traffic on the road for sometime.<br /><br />One of the cement poles that had been laid to give permanent power supply to a mall coming up near M L Somasundaram Circle, uprooted from the bottom in the early hours, thus falling beside a lady selling vegetables. A few buyers too had a brush with death.<br /><br />The vendors, under the leadership of Dalit Sangarsh Samiti (DSS) leaders Shambulingaswamy and Naga, staged a road block squatting in the middle of the road for a couple of minutes from 11.30 am. They alleged that the pole of sub-standard quality was the reason for developing crevice causing its fall. The protesters demanded the authorities concerned to take steps to stop such incidents in future.<br /><br />Following an assurance from officers of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (Cesc), the agitators withdrew the stir.<br /><br />The very incident assumes significance, after a similar incident in the recent past.<br />Six poles on Bogadi Road beside Kukkarahalli Lake had fallen, after a weak tree uprooted and fell on the power line. <br /><br />The tree that fell on the line, initially caused crack in the pole standing nearby. Subsequently, five othe poles in the line also crashed thus falling on moving vehicles. <br /><br />Five of a family travelling in a car had a miraculous escape, followed by two two-wheeler riders and another car, who too had a similar experience.</p>
<p>The very incident triggered a snap stir by vendors who staged a rasta roko, disrupting traffic on the road for sometime.<br /><br />One of the cement poles that had been laid to give permanent power supply to a mall coming up near M L Somasundaram Circle, uprooted from the bottom in the early hours, thus falling beside a lady selling vegetables. A few buyers too had a brush with death.<br /><br />The vendors, under the leadership of Dalit Sangarsh Samiti (DSS) leaders Shambulingaswamy and Naga, staged a road block squatting in the middle of the road for a couple of minutes from 11.30 am. They alleged that the pole of sub-standard quality was the reason for developing crevice causing its fall. The protesters demanded the authorities concerned to take steps to stop such incidents in future.<br /><br />Following an assurance from officers of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (Cesc), the agitators withdrew the stir.<br /><br />The very incident assumes significance, after a similar incident in the recent past.<br />Six poles on Bogadi Road beside Kukkarahalli Lake had fallen, after a weak tree uprooted and fell on the power line. <br /><br />The tree that fell on the line, initially caused crack in the pole standing nearby. Subsequently, five othe poles in the line also crashed thus falling on moving vehicles. <br /><br />Five of a family travelling in a car had a miraculous escape, followed by two two-wheeler riders and another car, who too had a similar experience.</p>
