Without electricity, no development project can be imagined. Either for domestic or industrial purposes, electricity is very important. The state government is committed to ensure that every village receives uninterrupted electricity. The work of power projects has been expedited to ensure house-to-house power supply
Ranchi, August 18: Chief minister Hemant Soren today inaugurated the newly constructed 6 grid sub-station and related transmission line projects online at Project building. The projects, which involved Rs 616 crore, will help give guaranteed quality and uninterrupted power supply.
Inaugurating the projects he said that it will prove a milestone in the development of the state.
“Completing the work of these six power projects amid Corona pandemic was a big challenge, but the state government’s determination and commitment made it possible. With the commencement of these projects, there will be a massive change in the field of power supply. The dependence on others for electricity supply will be reduced and the state will be able to supply electricity from rural areas to industrial units,” Soren said.
The chief minister said that electricity has become an important part of human life today and this six grid substation will help promote tourism besides improving human life in many districts of the state.
“Without electricity, no development project can be imagined. Either for domestic or industrial purposes, electricity is very important. The state government is committed to ensure that every village receives uninterrupted electricity. The work of power projects has been expedited to ensure house-to-house power supply,” he said.
“These six power projects are major steps in the direction of uninterrupted power supply. Garhwa district’ power supply was dependent on other states, but now Bhagodih grid substation and transmission line has done away with this dependence. At the same time, with the commencement of Jasidih Grid Sub-Station, Deoghar will be able to get uninterrupted power supply. Also, the construction work of AIIMS and Airport here has started. This will also promote tourism in Deoghar,” he added.
With the commencement of grid sub-stations and associated transmission lines in Giridih, Jamua and Saria, there will be no dependency on DVC for power supply in Giridih district. The Chief Minister said that DVC is more engaged in providing electricity mainly to the industrial fields, but never in rural areas of Jharkhand. Now per unit rate will be only 3 rupees whereas DVC used to charge 5 rupees per unit of electricity.
The Chief Minister said that the Corona crisis remains a big challenge not only for Jharkhand but the whole world. But, the state government is capable of dealing with this disaster. The government is concerned about 3.25 crore people of the state. The government is keeping close eyes on the developments. The Corona testing has been expedited and continuous efforts are being made to improve the health system. He said that during the CoronaVirus pandemic and lockdown, the government did the work of distributing food with food grains on a large scale. No people died of hunger in the state. He said that we have to convert this challenge into opportunity. The state government has made several arrangements to ensure better health care of the people. He said that along with this battle against Corona, the system also has to be run.
List of projects of Jharkhand Urja Sancharan Nigam Limited were inaugurated online:
220/132 KV Grid Sub Station, Bhagodih, Garhwa and 220 KV Daltonganj-Garhwa Transmission Line.
The newly constructed grid at Bhagodih in Garhwa has a capacity of 300 MVA, while the Daltonganj-Garhwa transmission line has a length of 91 km. The total cost of this project is Rs. 123 crore and this will ensure power supply in the entire Garhwa district. With the commencement of this grid, the Rehla grid has been connected to the national grid at Daltonganj and electricity will be supplied according to the demand.
220/132/33 KV Grid Sub Station, Jasidih and 220 KV Dumka-Jasidih Transmission Line.
With the commencement of this grid and transmission line, uninterrupted power supply has been ensured in the entire Deoghar and Giridih districts. The total capacity of Jasidih grid is 400 MVA, while the length of transmission line is 74.3 km and its total cost is Rs. 137 crore.
220/132/33 KV Grid Sub Station, Giridih and 220 KV Jasidih-Giridih Transmission Line.
The newly constructed grid capacity in Giridih is 400 MVA and the total length of Jasidih-Giridih transmission line is 77 km. With the commencement of this, there will be quality power supply in the entire Giridih district and partial areas of Koderma district. The biggest advantage of this is that there will be no dependence on DVC and the electricity rate will also decrease. The project cost stood at Rs. 146.50 crores.
220 kV Dumka-Godda transmission line.
A 220 KVA Dumka-Godda transmission line has been constructed at a cost of Rs. 57 crore. The length of this transmission line is 71 kilometers. With the commencement of this transmission line, quality power supply has been ensured in the entire Godda district.
132/33 KV Grid Sub Station, Jamua, Giridih and 132 KV Giridih-Jamua Transmission Line.
With the commencement of the grid sub-station at Jamua, quality power supply has been ensured in Jamua, Rajdhanwar, Tisri, Gawan and Deori blocks of Giridih district. The total capacity of this grid is 100 MVA and the total length of transmission line is 23 km. The project costs Rs. 72.50 crores.
132/33 KV Grid Sub Station, Sariya and 132 KV Giridih-Sariya Transmission Line.
The total capacity of the Sariya Grid Sub Station is 100 MVA and the total length of the Giridih-Sariya transmission line is 42 km. The total cost of this project is 80 crores. A quality power supply has become possible in Sariya, Bagodar, Dumri and Birni blocks of Giridih district with its commencement.
