Tangedco has proposed to set up a substation near the integrated bus terminus at Panjapur anticipating increase in demand for power.
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The Tiruchi Corporation is all set to hand over 10,000 sq. m. of land to the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) to set up a substation at Panjapur, where an integrated bus terminus is coming up.
It is projected that the power demand will witness manifold increase on the outskirts of the Tiruchi-Madurai Highway once the integrated bus terminus is inaugurated. Besides the power demand of the terminus and the adjacent truck terminal, the Tangedco foresees a big jump in demand from the area considering the expansion of residential layouts. The Tangedco had sought land belonging to the Corporation to set up a 110/11 kV substation.
The Corporation had sent a proposal to the Collector to fix land cost to transfer 10,000 sq. m. (2.47 acre) of land under the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998, to the Tangedco. The task of arriving at land cost was undertaken by the District Revenue Officer.
However, considering the urgent need to start the substation work, the Tangedco sought an enter upon permission. The issue was subsequently taken up with the Secretary and the Director of Municipal Administration. Tangedcoโs request had been accepted and a Government Order was issued recently, enabling the Corporation to issue an enter upon permission to Tangedco to use the land.
A senior official of the Corporation told The Hindu that a formal communication to that effect would be sent to the Tangedco in a few days. Once it receives the communication, the power utility would start its work. The process of fixing the land value would be taken up simultaneously, the official added.
