Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Dec 25: Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, Nitishwar Kumar, today convened a review meeting regarding Centrally Sponsored Schemes and CAPEX works undertaken by Jammu and Kashmir Power Transmission Corporation Limited (JKPTCL) Kashmir.
Chief Engineer JKPTCL along with Executive Engineers and other concerned officers attended the meeting.
Principal Secretary reviewed progress on transmission projects being executed in the Valley and emphasized timely completion of all ongoing projects.
Chief Engineer highlighted the achievements recorded by the Corporation, so far, besides presenting status of progress on various ongoing works of JKPTCL. He also apprised the meeting of upcoming projects in the transmission sector in J&K.
Principal Secretary also reviewed progress on modernization and up gradation of various Grid Sub Stations under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme PSDF. He was informed that 27 projects in 22 Grid Sub Stations of the Valley have been taken up under the scheme at a cost of Rs146.11 crore while 24 projects have already been completed.
He was further informed that 24 out of the 30 projects have already been completed under the Centrally sponsored PMRP-2004 scheme amounting Rs. 835.94 crore and works on rest of the projects are under progress. Under the Centrally Sponsored PMDP-15 scheme worth Rs 414.44 crore, a total of 17 projects have been taken up for execution, out of which, 07 have been completed and rest of the projects are in the final stage of completion.
Similarly, the meeting was informed that a total of 41 works amounting Rs 186 crore have been taken up in hand and 39 works are targeted for completion during the current financial year under the CAPEX budget 2021-22.
Principal Secretary directed the officers of JKPTCL Kashmir to complete augmentation of GSS Mirbazar from 320 MVA to 475 MVA by 15th of January 2022 and augmentation of GSS Mattan from 70 MVA to 100 MVA and GSS Lissar by 10th of January 2022 to provide immediate respite to consumers of South Kashmir facing shortage of power.
He also asked the concerned officers for ensuring completion of all CAPEX works by March 2022.
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