CM inaugurates fully dedicated power grid for CWG village

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today inaugurated a fully dedicated 66/11 KV CWG village Grid sub- station, an important structure for Commonwealth Games 2010.

The Rs 40 crore BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) sub-station will be catering to all the power needs of the CWG village complex being developed in the vicinity of the Akshardham Temple with its dual transformers to handle any eventuality and contingency.

According to the BYPL, it is the first 'green grid' in North India. ''The control room building was constructed by using fly-ash bricks. We have also developed a 14,000 litre water harvesting system with the help of TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute),'' a BYPL spokesperson said.

It will also boast of a green cover on 30 per cent of its land for which Ms Dikshit has encouraged children to plant trees.

On the occasions, Ms Dikshit congratulated the BSES for completing the project in a short span of 13 months and appreciated their efforts of working shoulder to shoulder with the government to meet the requirements.

''Not only the Games village, but the adjoining areas will also get the benefit of this Grid. It will draw power from Delhi as well as National Grid. There is no chance for failure as it operates on a dual system,'' Ms Dikshit said.

''It is green so it also goes with the spirit of the CWG,'' she added.

The grid will also cater to the needs of around two lakh people residing in the surrounding areas.