Mapusa to get `50-L electricity infra boost

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MAPUSA 
The electricity department is expected to soon take up at least four works to the tune of Rs 51.69 lakh in Mapusa. 
The office of the Chief Minister has directed the executive engineer, division VI to take up the works on top priority. 
Among the four works, the job to club the existing two 200 KVA distribution transformer centres (DTC) near Mapusa garden to 400 KVA DTC is estimated to cost Rs 25.42 lakh. 
For improvement of voltage at Mapusa Clinic road, it was decided to provide 200 KVA DTC along with high tension/low tension line network near Suhas Hotel at an estimated cost of Rs 9.52 lakh. 
Similarly, in order to resolve the low voltage problem to residents of Shetye-vaddo, Mapusa it was decided to enhance the 100 KVA Anandi Vihar DTC to 200 KVA at an estimated cost of Rs 8.89 lakh. 
Plans have also been drawn to interlink 11 KV Altinho Feeder with 11 KV Khorlim Feeder near Saraswat College, Mapusa at an estimated cost of Rs 7.86 lakh. 
An official in the electricity department said that although the works were relatively small in nature, it will help to improve the supply to an extent. 
“The Altinho feeder has been tripping frequently for quite some time. With this work, things will definitely improve,” he said. 
The Executive Engineer, Pradip Narvekar informed that once financial approval was obtained the works will be taken up on priority. 
“The file will be sent to the Chief Electrical Engineer for sanction. Once we receive the financial approval it will be tendered and then the work will start,” Narvekar said. 
The process is expected to take at least three months.