WB: How Kolkata saved its high mast lights

As images of lamp posts, bent or half-broken by Amphan, went viral, you could be wondering why some of the showpiece high-masts are still standing tall. Here’s the secret: Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the airport authorities acted in advance and dismantled these lights, knowing that the high velocity winds could damage them beyond repair and cause accidents.

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