Infrastructure- the game changer.

 Infrastructure now planned to connect rural India with urban centres is planned in a big way in the present budget 2022 indicating the capital works under different sectors for different States. Along with regular allocation for Defence, Security, Food & Civil supplies, Agriculture production  major financial out lay is provided for "Logistics" by Air/ Sea/ Rail & Roads/water ways  bringing Indian rural parts closer with urban culture and facilities by interlinking major Rivers of North India with Southern India.

India is surrounded by sea on three sides, with larger portion of desserts in  few states of North. Himalayan mountain ranges on the Northern boundary. Along with Rail Road, Planned national networks of Highways are being planned to interconnect all Taluks with respective State capitals and Inter States. 786 KV/ 400 KV EHV transmission line networks are being drawn across  all states forming One single National Power Grid with  Region & State load despatch centres for real time load monitoring & load management. As on date major portion of power generation in India is by Thermal ( Coal as fuel). Gradually generation by Solar & Wind is increasing reducing the use of fossil fuels & carbon emission. 

Extension of transmission lines and proposed new substations  in all the Five taluks of Kodagu are part of the above plans to support the extended HT distribution lines under "RDSS" in KODAGU. 

Annual Plan of works for 2021-22:

Augmentation of Power Transformers in existing substations:

i) Ponnampet 12.5 MVA ii) Kushalnagar 12.5 MVA, iii) Suntikoppa:12.5 MVA

Exclusive Transmission link line:

i) Madikeri to Virajpet 66KV transmission line s/c in D/c towers for 37.5 KMS. 

New Substations:  i) Hudikeri ii) Upgradation of 33/11 KV SRIMANGALA iii) Hangal Shetty Halli 66/11 & 66/33 to facilitate SOMWARPET 33/11 KV. iv) Upgradation of  33/11 KV MURNAD to 66/11 KV 1*8 MVA. 

Annual Plan for 2022-23: It is in draft stage and  will be approved and published for plan of action by KPTCL Transmission Zones by  after approval  by Government & BOARD.