Nagaland’s Power department inaugurates 12 projects

Our Correspondent

Wokha, Jan. 18 (EMN): In what would help enhance power supply in the state, the Power department on Tuesday inaugurated 12 projects located in various districts.

Advisor for Power, H Tovihoto Ayemi said that such projects would help the department in providing uninterrupted power supply to the consumers, while urging the people to ‘generously’ donate land for development so that various departments can take up more projects for the benefit of the public.

He was speaking during the inaugural programme of a 132/33KV, 25 MVA transformer and its bay equipment at 132/33KV Wokha sub-station, and 11 other projects — downstream connectivity elements — constructed under Nerpsip Tranche-1.

The advisor appealed to the people to check power theft, make timely payment of electricity bills and initiate awareness programmes to conserve electricity for common cause.

He also thanked the department officials, Powergrid, Technogrid and others involved in completing the projects and handing them over to the people.

He added that the pandemic had delayed some projects but work was in progress and would be completed ‘very shortly’.

Guest of Honour, MLA Dr. Chumben Murry, in his address said that development comes with ‘funding and resources’ and called for effective revenue through proper bill payment.

He also called for collective effort to bring development, and congratulated the Power department for the achievement.

The 11 other projects that were inaugurated on Tuesday were 33/11KV 5MVA at Niropen colony, Wokha; 33/11KV sub-station capacity augmentation from 1.6MVA to 5MVA at Chukitong; 33/11 sub-station capacity augmentation from 2.5MVA to 5MVA at Tseminyu; 33/11 sub-station capacity augmentation from 1.6 MVA to 5MVA at Pughoboto; 33KV extension at Terogunyu; 33KV line from Terogunyu to Pughoboto; 33/11KV sub-station capacity augmentation from 1.6MVA to 5MVA at Botsa; 33/11KV, 2X5MVA at Lalmati (Zubza) sub-division; 33/11 sub-station capacity augmentation from 1.6MVA to 5MVA at Chakabama; 33/11 sub-station capacity augmentation from 10MVA to 20MVA at ITI Kohima; and 33/11 sub-station capacity augmentation from 10MVA to 20MVA at Industrial Estate, Dimapur.

Chief Engineer (D&R) Moa Aier said that development in power sector is a major building block and requested the people of Nagaland to give land for development projects.

To meet the needs of the people, he said that it is the duty of every individual to know their rights as well as their responsibilities like paying bills to improve revenue.

Nribemo Mozhui, Engineer-in-chief (Power), called for judicious use of power and spoke on revenue loss by the Power department due to reckless activities and theft.

Tiameren Walling, Addl. Chief Engineer (D&R), while presenting the technical report, said the total project/package cost for the entire work was INR 141.7 crore. 

LA Sharma, Senior GM Nerpsip, Powergrid, and Lotha Hoho chairman Mhondamo Ovung also spoke at the event.