To provide better power supply to the consumers in the state, the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) has decided to strengthen management of power at a cost of over Rs 65 crore under the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana and Integrated Power Development Scheme.
The Nigam has also decided to increase the capacity of 10 sub-stations at a cost of Rs 8.55 crore in the state, said spokesman of the UHBVN.
He said the capacity of sub-stations in Kurukshetra and Kaithal Circle in Keorak, Nasi, Kvaratan, Karoda, Buda Khera, Mundi, Khedi Gulam Ali, Barna, Jhansa and Sudpur, would be increased.
Under the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojna, electricity related development works would be carried out in Ambala, Rohtak and Jhajjar at a cost of about Rs 50 crore.
Electricity connections would be provided to 1,236 BPl families in Ambala. Besides, the capacity of 11 KV lines would be increased in three districts, transformer and conductor would be changed and AB cable would also be installed, said the spokesman.
He said under the Integrated Power Development Scheme, new 11 KV, lT (low tension) and HT (high tension) lines would be spread at the cost of about Rs 15 crore in Rohtak and Yamunanagar districts. The capacity of existing lines would be increased, faulty meters would be replaced, and by using new A.B. cable, meter would also be transferred, said he.
Various companies have been given contracts on the basis of turn-key to carry out these projects, he added.