Erection of two new HT towers begins
Tamil Nadu Power and Distribution Corporation (TNPDC) distributes power to Thiruvanaikoil and a few areas of Srirangam by transmitting power to Thiruvanaikoil substation through high tension lines from Thatchankurichi via Srirangam substation. However, it has been facing issues in power supply since the collapse of two HT transmission towers on the Kollidam riverbed due to heavy water flow near Alagiripuram in Thiruvanaikoil. Since then, power supply to Thiruvanaikoil is being managed by tapping power from other lines in Samayapuram and other places.
But TNPDC faces a tough task in ensuring power supply to Thiruvanaikoil and its neighbouring areas. The people of Thiruvanaikoil encounter frequent disruptions in power supply and power fluctuations. The collapse of the HT tower was cited as the main reason for the disruptions in power supply. To solve the issue, Tantransco came out with a proposal to replace the two HT towers a few months ago. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) has been approved and the project has begun.
A senior official of Tantransco told The Hindu that ₹3 crore had been sanctioned for installing two HT towers on the riverbed of the Kollidam near Alagiripuram. Considering the trouble in ensuring power supply to the affected people, it had been decided to implement the project on a war footing. Preliminary works had started and all materials needed for erecting the towers mobilised. A team of 30 specially skilled personnel would be engaged and the towers would be installed in a month.
The official added that the locations of the new HT towers were identified based on a soil study by a civil engineering team of National Institute of Technology-Tiruchi. Its recommendations would be followed while undertaking pile foundation, tower erection and other works. The pile foundation was designed in a way to withstand heavy discharge of flow in Kollidam River. The power fluctuation and disruption in Thiruvanaikoil would be solved once the erection of towers.
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