West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday blamed the private power generation-cum-distribution utility, CESC Ltd, for the seven electrocution deaths in Kolkata.

The deaths occurred due to the exposed electrical wires submerged in accumulated floodwater in pockets of the city during the nightlong rains.

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“CESC should take responsibility for such deaths. They should immediately deploy their people on an emergency basis to prevent recurrence of similar tragedies,” the Chief Minister told a section of the media, giving her reactions on the electrocution deaths.

Besides power generation, the Sanjiv Goenka-owned CESC is responsible for power distribution in Kolkata and the adjacent district of Howrah, and for these two districts, the entity enjoys a total distributio

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