Kolkata: Several kilometres of power transmission lines will have to be realigned and laid underground to make way for a greenfield airport project that is being implemented near Durgapur in West Bengal.
The extra high voltage (EHV) transmission line was a major hurdle in the progress of the project, which was announced in 2009.
The realignment of the EHV line, belonging to the West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Ltd, became necessary due to stipulations by the airport regulatory authorities.
For Bengal Aerotroplis Projects Ltd (BAPL), which is implementing the airport city project, the realignment became a necessity as no tall structures are allowed within a specified perimeter of a runway. “The realignment will now be over 25 km of which some will be underground.. which is a rarity for a power line,” officials associated with the project said. The job has been assigned to L&T and the cables are being requisitioned from South Korea.
05/07/14 The Hindu
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The extra high voltage (EHV) transmission line was a major hurdle in the progress of the project, which was announced in 2009.
The realignment of the EHV line, belonging to the West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Ltd, became necessary due to stipulations by the airport regulatory authorities.
For Bengal Aerotroplis Projects Ltd (BAPL), which is implementing the airport city project, the realignment became a necessity as no tall structures are allowed within a specified perimeter of a runway. “The realignment will now be over 25 km of which some will be underground.. which is a rarity for a power line,” officials associated with the project said. The job has been assigned to L&T and the cables are being requisitioned from South Korea.
05/07/14 The Hindu
