The Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Sunday inaugurated 33 KV sub-stations at Hansi Road, Madhuban and Sidhpur here.
Giving details, Nitin Yadav, Managing Director, UHBVN said that keeping in view the continuous increase in number of consumers and demand of electricity in district Karnal, the Nigam has constructed these three sub-stations. An estimated amount of Rs1.81 crore has been spent on the construction of 33 KV sub-station Hansi Road with power transformer of 10 MVA capacity. This sub-station has been connected with 132 KV sub-station Dabri through 6 kilometers long 33 KV line.
Before the construction of this sub-station consumers of the area were given electricity from 33 KV old power house Karnal and 132 KV sub-station Kunjpura Road (Near ITI) through 11 KV feeders.
Overall, 6079 consumers of various categories including domestic, non-domestic and industrial supply have been benefitted with the energization of this sub-station. It includes consumers of Janakpuri, Gaushala Road, Ravidas Pura, Hansi Road, Shivaji Colony, Anand Vihar Colony, Session Marg, Khalsa College etc, said he.
An estimated amount of Rs1.12 crore has been spent on the construction of 33 KV sub-station Madhuban with power transformer of 8 MVA capacity. This sub-station has been connected with 132 KV sub-station Madhuban through 400 meters long 33 KV line. Before the construction of this sub-station, consumers of the area were given electricity form 132 KV sub-station Madhuban through 11 KV feeders. Overall 2,080 consumers of various categories including domestic, non-domestic and agriculture pump supply have been benefitted with the energization of this sub-station, he informed.
Yadav said that keeping in view the increasing demand of electricity in Karnal, the Nigam will construct 1,068 new distribution transformers of different capacity and carry out the augmentation of 1,615 existing power transformers at an estimated cost of Rs20 crores.
He added that an estimated amount of Rs2.64 crore has been spent on the construction of 33 KV sub-station Sidhpur with power transformer of 10 MVA capacity. This sub-station has been connected with 132 KV sub-station Nilokheri through 6 kilometers long 33 KV line. Overall 1,856 consumers of various categories including, domestic, non-domestic and industrial power supply have been benefitted with the energization of this sub-station. It includes consumers of Sidhpur, Khawaja Ahmedpur, Pujam, Anjanthali, Barthal, Galibkheri, Old Nilokheri and Dera Goraya Fam.
He appealed the rural consumers to come forward for the support of recently launched “Mahara Gaon- Jagmag Gaon” Scheme by the State Government so that the rural consumers would be able to get 24 hours uninterrupted power supply at par with the urban consumers.