October 08, 2008

Haryana to strengthen power transmission network

It is reported that Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and the Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam are planning to strengthen the power distribution and transmission system in Bhiwani district at a cost of INR 145 crore.

As per report, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam will construct a 220kV substation at Isharwal and two 132 kV substations at Haluwas. Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam will construct 15 substations of 33KV at Siswala, Budhera, Mandola, Pichopa, Pataudi, Kakroli, Chhapar, Singhani, Kari Dharni, Baralu, Alampur, Bapora, Hasan, Kheri Battar and Chahar Kalan areas in the district.

To strengthen the power distribution system in the district, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam is also planning to rehabilitate 48 lengthier and overloaded feeders by dividing each feeder into 2 or 3 feeders of proper load and length at a cost of INR 6 crore. To ensure regular and uninterrupted power supply during fixed hours to the agriculture sector and the domestic sector in rural area of the district, domestic and agriculture load of 61 feeders of 11 kV will be segregated at a cost of INR 38 crore. The work had already been allocated to the contractors and was likely to be completed by end of 2007.

Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam is also planning to set up 3,000 new distribution transformers in the district and augment capacity of 400 existing transformers of different capacity. In addition, it will construct 488 kilometers long distribution lines and set up 586 distribution transformers under the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojna.