Taking another leap in serving Kharar residents with utmost dedication, MLA Anmol Gagan Mann today launched the upgradation of electricity infrastructure in Kharar city worth Rs 30 Crore.Inaugurating an enhanced capacity grid of 66Kv at Sunny Enclave whose 40 MVA transformers have been augmented to 63 MVA capacity, the MLA Mann said that the Bhagwant Mann Government has undertaken upgradation projects worth Rs 30 Crore in the Kharar City area to provide uninterrupted power supply to the residents.
The grid augmentation project has been completed at a cost of Rs 7.6 Crore. The enhanced capacity will meet the increasing demand of supply to ensure commitment to serving the consumers in a better way.Apart from that, every colony will have 2-3 additional transformers to upgrade the existing electricity infrastructure. The project will be completed at a cost of Rs 20 Crore, she added. She said that the growing urbanisation in Kharar has increased the consumption of power and thereby need for increased infrastructure.
MLA further said that in addition to this, there is a proposal to build a new 66 kv grid in the Chhaju Majra area which will be commissioned in the next few months. Similarly, the work to replace the 66 kv line from Mohali to 66 kv Sunny Enclave with enhanced capacity is also underway.Apart from that, two new transformers have also been installed at 220 kv grid Kharar to improve the performance of the grid. This work has been undertaken at a cost of Rs 4 crores, added Anmol Gagan Mann.
She said that so far, the Bhagwant Mann Government has spent about Rs 30 crore in Kharar city to strengthen the electricity infrastructure and it is proposed to spend another Rs 30-40 Crore in the next few months, which will strengthen and improve the electricity infrastructure to meet the increasing demand of the residents.