
Power link from Raigarh to Pugalur commissioned
The Hindu
It stretches from Raigarh to Pugalur
Hitachi ABB Power Grids has commissioned a 1,800 km-long 6 GW ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission link from Raigarh in Chhattisgarh to Pugalur in Tamil Nadu for the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited. The 800 kilovolt (kV), 6,000-megawatt (MW) link has the capacity to meet the electricity needs of more than 80 million people. The link supports the goal of the Centre’s mission under the UN Sustainable Development Goals to provide everyone access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy. The consortium of Hitachi ABB Power Grids and BHEL won the order in 2016 to lay the line.
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The Union and State governments provided support in several ways to the needy people, but private institutions should also extend help, especially to those requiring medical assistance, said C.P. Rajkumar, Managing Director, Nalam Multispeciality Hospital, here on Saturday. Speaking at a function to honour Inspector General of Police V. Balakrishnan and neurologist S. Meenakshisundaram with C. Palaniappan Memorial Award for their contribution to society and Nalam Kappom medical adoption of Type-1 diabetic children, he said the governments implemented numerous welfare programmes, but the timely help by a private hospital or a doctor in the neighbourhood to the people in need would go a long way in safeguarding their lives.










