Saralnama2 years after the planned completion, 3 out of 5 33kV power substations under the RDSS scheme in Barmer are operational without formal handover. The remaining 2 are yet to start supply. Civil and electrical work continues on all 5 substations. DISCOM spends ₹34,000 monthly on each substation. A power transformer at Junejaon ki Basti substation burned out 40 days after installation. The ₹11 crore project is being executed by Pratap Techno Limited. A 3-member team investigated the transformer failure, citing moisture-induced insulation failure as the cause. Work on 248 feeder bifurcations and 300 distribution transformers is ongoing under the ₹154 crore RDSS Phase 1. (Updated 26 Oct 2025, 05:03 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- 2 years after the planned completion, 3 out of 5 33kV power substations under the RDSS scheme in Barmer are operational without formal handover
- The remaining 2 are yet to start supply
- Civil and electrical work continues on all 5 substations