Ladakh Gets Centre's Nod for Transmission Lines at Revised Cost of Rs 1,310 Crore
The Central government has approved intra-state transmission works at a revised cost of Rs 1,309.71 crore to link far-flung villages of Ladakh
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Ladakh Gets Centre's Nod for Transmission Lines at Revised Cost of Rs 1,310 Crore
These transmission lines will link far-flung villages to the Grid and phase out DG sets used in far-flung villages, thus taking one more step towards achieving Carbon Neutrality in Ladakh. The central government has approved intra-state transmission works at a revised cost of Rs 1,309.71 crore to link far-flung villages of Ladakh to the grid and phase out DG sets towards achieving carbon neutrality in the Union Territory, a top official said on Saturday. The project on completion would also provide the army and the far-flung villages with clean power round the clock, he added. Congratulating the people of Ladakh on the approval of the project, Lt Governor R K Mathur said the intra-state transmission works have been sanctioned by the Union Ministry of Power and include 220 KV S/C transmission lines of D/C tower (total 307 km), including Kargil-Padum (Zanskar) (207 km) and Phyang to Diskit (Nubra) (100 km) and two 220/33 KV Grid substation one each at Diskit, Nubra (50 MVA) and Padum, Zan…
