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| J&K PDD losses Rs.68.93 to poor planning | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 9 : Poor planning ignoring the expert advice cost Power Development Department (PDD) a wasteful expenditure of Rs 68.93 lakhs.
Disclosure in this connection has been made an official report, copy which is with Early Times. According to the report, Power Development Department (PDD) took up construction of the sub-station without taking into consideration the meteorological report and advice of the Geologist resulting in wasteful expenditure of Rs. 68.93 lakh.
To provide independent, reliable and uninterrupted power supply to BEACON, Defence and other installations at Jawahar Tunnel, the Chief Engineer, Systems and Operation Wing, Kashmir proposed (October 2003) construction of a 12.5/15 MVA 132/33 Grid Sub-station at an estimated cost of Rs. 2.67 Cr to be completed by June 2004.
The work, proposed to be taken up at the North portal-of the tunnel, was later on taken up at the South portal, as the original site selected for the purpose was not found stable by the Geologist who conducted the investigation.
Geologist advised (December 2003) designing the protection walls in such a way that the wall, which was close to steep slopes could bear the thrust/push generated by the snow and debris during heavy snowfall. Scientist, Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE), Chandigarh also opined (February 2004) that there was no noticeable difference in the meteorological parameters of North and South portal. Scrutiny (January 2009) of the records of the Executive Engineer (EE), Grid Construction Division, Srinagar showed that the construction work at South portal was taken up (March 2004) for execution without carrying out protection works advised by the Geologist. While construction was in progress, it was extensively damaged (February 2005) due to snowfall and avalanche.
The site was abandoned (March 2005) and a new site at Tethar (Banihal Town) was selected where the Sub-station with an enhanced capacity is proposed to be constructed. Out of the amount of Rs. 1.40 Cr spent on the work at the South portal, material/equipment valued at Rs. 71.05 lakh was available the department for utilization on the newly proposed site.
EE’s justification (June 2009) that the work was taken up on the South portal on the basis of the Meteorological report did not take into account the fact that the opinion of the Scientist (SASE) and Geologist, underscoring the need for undertaking protection works before taking up the execution, had been overlooked. The matter was referred to government in July 2009 but it is yet to make any move. |
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