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Order under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003 conferring powers under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 upon M/s Kishtwar Transmission Limited for laying an overhead transmission line under the scheme "Transmission System for evacuation of power from Pakaldul HEP in Chenab Valley HEPs - Connectivity System".

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By S.O. 3850(E) dated 30th August 2023, the Ministry of Power records that M/s Kishtwar Transmission Limited (registered at DLF Cyber Park Tower-B, 9th Floor, Udyog Vihar Phase-III, Sector 20, Gurugram-122008) applied for authorisation under section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, having earlier received, vide Central Electricity Authority letter CEA-PS-11-21(25)/1/2018-PSPA-I Division Part(2) dated 17.11.2021, prior approval under section 68(1) of the Act for the overhead line under the transmission scheme "Transmission System for evacuation of power from Pakaldul HEP in Chenab Valley HEPs - Connectivity System". The company published notices in local newspapers (Kashmir Uzma, Udaan, The State Times and Jagran) dated 03.01.2023 and in the Weekly Gazette of India dated 15.04.2023 inviting objections within two months, and subsequently filed an affidavit dated 04.08.2023 declaring that no objections were received. The scheme covers the LILO of one circuit of the Kishenpur-Dulhasti 400 kV D/C line at Kishtwar, passing through the villages of Trigam, Janwas, Nagni, Lawnyal, Agral, Lawa and Gahan in Kishtwar tehsil, Kishtwar district, Jammu & Kashmir (UT). The Ministry confers upon the company all powers that a telegraph authority possesses under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 with respect to placing telegraph lines and posts, subject to conditions: the approval is valid for 25 years; the applicant must obtain consent of local bodies, Railways, National Highways and State Highways before erecting the line; must follow the regulations/codes of the Appropriate Commission under the Electricity Act, 2003 regarding transmission, O&M and open access; may operate the line only after approval of the Electrical Inspector/Chief Electrical Inspector of the Central Government; must comply with the Electricity Act, 2003 and rules thereunder; and must submit requisite clearances (from Civil Aviation, Defense and other concerned authorities) to the Central Electricity Authority at the time of Electrical Inspection. Issued as F. No. 25-16/12/2023-PG and signed by Sanjeev Jain, Under Secretary.

Full Text

5583 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3689] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY , AUGUST 31, 2023/ BHADRA 9, 1945 CG-DL-E-31082023-248454 MINISTRY OF POWER ORDER New Delhi, the 30th August, 2023 S.O. 3850(E).—Wher eas M/s Kishtwar Transmission Limited has its registered address at DLF Cyber Park Tower -B, 9th Floor, Udyog Vihar Phase -III, Sector 20, Gurugram -122008, India has applied for authorization under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for laying of overh ead tran smission line under the transmission scheme “Transmission System for evacuation of power from Pakaldul HEP in Chenab Valley HEPs - Connectivity System”. And whereas, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Ministry of Power, Government of India vide its letter CEA -PS-11-21(25)/1/2018 -PSPA -I Division Part(2) dated 17.11.2021 had granted prior approval under section 68(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 to M/s Kis htwar Transmission Limited for the overhead line covered under the transmission scheme “Transmission System for evacuation of power from Pakaldul HEP in Chenab Valley HEPs - Connectivity System”. M/s Kishtwar Transmission Limited has published notice for tr ansmission scheme in local newspapers dated 03.01.2023 (Kashmir Uzma, Udaan, The State Times and Jagran) and in Weekly Gazette of India dated 15.04.2023 for the general public to make observations/representations on the proposed transmission route within 2 Months from the date of publication. Subsequently, M/s Kishtwar Transmission Limited has submitted an affidavit dated 04.08.2023 declaring that no objection, observation/representation was received within 2 Months from the date of Publication in the offic ial gazette of Government of India. And now the applicant has requested to confer upon him, all the powers under section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, which the telegraph authority possess under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 with respect to the placin g of telegraph lines and posts for the purpose of a telegraph established or maintained by Government or to be s o established or maintained for laying of electric lines under the transmission scheme “Transmission System for evacuation of power from Pakaldu l HEP in Chenab Valley HEPs - Connectivity System”. The following overhead line is covered under this transmissio n scheme: 1. LILO of one circuit of Kishenpur – Dulhasti 400 kV D/C line at Kishtwar. The transmission line covered under the above schem e will pass through, over, around and between the following villages, towns and cities of Jammu & Kashmir (UT ): S. No Name of Villages Tehsil District 1. Trigam, Janwas, Nagni, Lawnyal, Agral, Lawa, Gahan Kishtwar Kishtwar, Jammu & Kashmir (UT) Now, afte r careful consideration, Ministry of Power, Government of India, under section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, confers all the powers to M/s Kishtwar Transmission Limited for laying above overhead line, which telegraph authority possesses under the India n Telegraph Act, 1885 with respect to placing of telegraph lines and posts for the purposes of a telegraph established or maintained, by Government or to be established or maintained subject to following terms and conditions for installing the abo ve mentio ned line, namely: (i) The approval is granted for 25 years. (ii) The Applicant shall have to seek the consent of the concerned authorities i.e., local bodies, Railways, National Highways, State Highways etc. before erection of proposed line. (iii) The Appl icant shall have to follow regulations/codes of the Appropriate Commission regarding transmission, O&M, open access, etc., framed under Electricity Act, 2003. (iv) The Applicant shall operate the line after approval of Electrical Inspector / Chief Electric al Inspector of Central Government. (v) The approval is subject to compliance of the requirement of the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003 and the rules made there under by the applicant. (vi) M/s Kishtwar Transmission Limited shall ha ve to sub mit the requisite clearances to Central Electricity Authority after obtaining the same from concerned authorities like Civil Aviation, Defense etc., at the time of Electrical Inspection. [F. No. 25-16/12/2023 -PG] SANJEEV JAIN, Under Sec y. Upload ed by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by th e Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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