"We had to ensure that the functioning of the pumping stations and the pumps do not get affected in any way at the time of laying the new cables. This made the entire process laborious and time consuming," a civic engineer said.
Meanwhile, a CESC official on conditions of anonymity claimed that the CESC had completed the process of laying the cables and other necessary commitments on time.

"We completed our part of the work on time. It must be some internal matter of the civic body that has held up the work," the official said.
It may be recalled that long hours of power cuts had affected the functioning of several pumping stations of the civic body last year. Officials claimed that the pumps could not function properly leading to widespread water logging in the city. The Ultadanga Pumping Station was one of the worst affected stations and this in turn caused water logging in the area.

Accordingly, a plan to provide uninterrupted power to the pumping stations was mooted. Discussions were also held with the CESC authorities and it was then decided that the only solution available was to have an alternate electricity line for different pumping stations.