In order to provide round-the-clock electricity even during and after the heavy thundershowers to the consumers in the capital city, State power department has recently taken a decision to hold extensive work for enhancing the distribution system.
Well established sources revealed that the department is planning to upgrade the distribution system in the north zone under Restructure Accelerated Power Development and Reform Programme (RAPDRP) for ensuring the round the clock power to the consumers even during inclement weather. After considering that the problem of breakdown especially during the inclement weather has become perennial problem in the north division of Uttarakhand Power Corporation limited (UPCl), the department has recently taken a decision to upgrade the distribution system. Well established sources revealed that concrete steps would be taken by the department for replacing the old lines with ABC (Aerial Bundled Cables).
This decision was taken in order to curtail the pilferage of the electricity and to overcome the problem of line loss in the district. It is to be noted that the department had already installed ABC lines over 340 km in some parts of Haridwar and Vikasnagar. Under this new project, Dehradun will be included. Additionally, transformers having load of 100 KVA would be replaced at 200 locations in the north zone of the district. Sources confirmed that that the department is also planning to increase the capacity of transformers at Adhoiwala, Inder Baba Marg, Karanpur, Shastardhara road and adjoining areas. The decision was taken as the emergency cut has been followed by the department due to the over loading of Majjra feeder.
One of the department sources who wished anonymity told The Pioneer that department has been drafting the plans for enhancing the distribution system in the capital city and other parts of the state also. He told that the more than 1.5 lakh consumers would be benefited once all the pending projects would be completed in the given time frame. He told that the special focus has been laid down by the department for replacing the obsolete transformers with the high capacity transformers in order to overcome the problem of overloading in the affected localities of the capital city. After assuring that no step would be left unturned for ensuring the round the clock electricity to the consumers, he told that the department has been also working on load management for ensuring the round the clock supply of electricity to the consumers.