Necessary exercise is already on full swing for constructing more sub-stations by Uttarakhand Power Corporation limited for overcoming the problem of over-loading in the different vicinities in Dehradun district.
Well established sources revealed that department has been extensively working especially in the fringe parts of the district for overcoming the problem of over loading in the affected areas. All those residents who are living in the remote areas of the State are considered the worst affected as frequent power cuts and the problem of over loading have become the perennial problem in the region.
Besides, the villagers also face the brunt of power cuts in case of overloading and takes several hours by the department for rectifying the errors. After considering the plight of the villagers, UPCl has recently taken a decision to construct 33/11 sub stations in the affected areas of the district.
Sources revealed that sub stations would be constructed at Vikasnagar, lBS Mussoorie, Nehru Colony and Sela Qui having capacity of 43 MVA in Dehradun district. Besides, the department is also planning to construct more sub stations having capacity of 58 MVA at Urja Bhawan, Ring Road (Raipur), Jhajra and Rajendra Nagar in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand.
While talking to The Pioneer, Madhusudan, an official spokesman, UPCl said that Managing Director, UPCl SS Yadav has passed strict instructions to complete all the pending projects in the given time frame in order to ensure the disruption free and round the clock power supply to the consumers.
He told that couple of plans is in the pipeline for improving the distribution system in order to curtail the problem of over loading in the affected areas of the district. Madhusudan claimed that all pending works would be completed in the given time frame.