BHUBANESWAR: Chief secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra on Monday reviewed Railway traction power transmission projects on digital mode from Lokseva Bhawan here and set timelines for completion of each project.
Taking a project wise review, Mohapatra has asked Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) to adhere to the timeline. He also asked energy secretary NB Dhal to take a month wise review of the work-schedule in coordination with concerned departments for expeditious implementation.
OPTCL supplies 132 KV or 220 KV power to railway feeders from where the railways take power as per requirement of the trains through power conversion sub-stations. Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) was urged to expedite the issue of no objection certificates for Belpahar transmission tower. Railways were asked to complete construction of their power conversion sub-stations in pace with power supply projects of the OPTCL.
Dhal said around 27 railway traction transmission projects have been assigned to OPTCL now. Out of which seven projects have been completed within the scheduled time with an investment of around Rs 59 crore. Other 17 projects estimated around Rs 247 crore are in different phases of implementation. Eight out of the 17 projects have been prioritized as critical ones by the Railways and special focus has been laid on early completion of the projects, he added.
OPTCL chairman Sourabh Garg said so far construction of OPTCL railway transmission sub-stations have been completed at seven stations. Out of this, railways have started drawing power from five sub-stations. Commissioning of power supply to railway lines like Titilagarh-Sambalpur-Jharsuguda, Singapur-Damanjodi, Lanjigarh-Junagarh, Nuapada-Gunupur, Tatanagar-Badampahar, Khurdha-Nuagao and Rupsa-Bangiriposi have been expedited, he added.
The chief secretary reviewed other important projects at Maneswar, Bimilagarh, Belpahar, Malatipatapur, Sukinda Road, Dhanmandal, Gurposh, Bamara, Dhutra, Charbatia, Siju and Mancheswar. He directed OPTCL to complete these projects in the current working season within two to three months.