Nationa

Centre transfers Srinagar-Leh transmission line to PowerGrid

Our Burea New Delhi | Updated on May 28, 2021

The central government has transferred the 220kV Srinagar-Drass-Kargil-Khaltsi-Leh Transmission System to Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, the firm said in a statement on Friday.

The Centre had earlier announced that the transmission system would be transferred to the Power and Development Department (PDD) of the former Jammu and Kashmir state upon commissioning for operation and maintenance and related activities.

The 335km long transmission line has been built at the height of around 3000-4000 meters. The project includes four 220/66 kV Gas Insulated Substations at Drass, Kargil, Khaltsi and Leh.

Published on May 28, 2021

Follow us on Telegram, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Linkedin. You can also download our Android App or IOS App.

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd
power and distribution
  1. Comments will be moderated by The Hindu Business Line editorial team.
  2. Comments that are abusive, personal, incendiary or irrelevant cannot be published.
  3. Please write complete sentences. Do not type comments in all capital letters, or in all lower case letters, or using abbreviated text. (example: u cannot substitute for you, d is not 'the', n is not 'and').
  4. We may remove hyperlinks within comments.
  5. Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name, to avoid rejection.