Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir: Ladakh gets Centre's nod fortransmission lines at cost of Rs 1,310cr
Srinagar: The central government has approved intra-state transmission works at a revised cost ofRs 1,309.71 crore to link far-flung villages of Ladakh to the grid and phase out DG setstowards achieving carbon neutrality in the Union Territory, a top official said onSaturday.
The project on completion would also provide the army and the far-flung villages withclean power round the clock, he added.
Congratulating the people of Ladakh on the approval of the project, Lt Governor R KMathur said the intra-state transmission works have been sanctioned by the UnionMinistry of Power and include 220 KV S/C transmission lines of D/C tower (total 307km), including Kargil-Padum (Zanskar) (207 km) and Phyang to Diskit (Nubra) (100km) and two 220/33 KV Grid substation one each at Diskit, Nubra (50 MVA) andPadum, Zanskar (50 MVA) with an outlay of Rs 1,309.71 crore.Mathur expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
Home Minister Amit Shahand Power Minister R K Singh.Secretary Power, UT Ladakh, Ravinder Kumar said these projects were part of the PrimeMinisters Development Package (PMDP) 2015, which could not have been taken up dueto various issues.However, due to the painstaking efforts of the Lt Governor, his administration and publicrepresentatives, it is now approved and ready for tendering of works, Kumar added.
He said the REC Transmission Projects Company Limited (RECTPCL) is the projectimplementing agency for executing the transmission works in Ladakh, while Power GridCorporation India Limited (PGCIL) is the project management agency.
These transmission lines will link far-flung villages to the Grid and phase out DG setsused in far-flung villages, thus taking one more step towards achieving CarbonNeutrality in Ladakh.
This will also provide the Army and far-flung villages with cleanpower round the clock, he noted.
The DPR cost of the projects has been revised from Rs 354.74 crore to Rs 1,309.71 croreby the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Kumar added.
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