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The Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, has approved ₹93 crore powerfulness infrastructure projects for the summertime capital, a spokesperson said connected Friday (May 16, 2026).
The task aims to heighten transmission capableness and trim powerfulness interruptions successful the city.
The Chief Minister-headed Council of Ministers approved the augmentation of the Grid Sub Station astatine Zainakote from 450 MVA to 780 MVA astatine a outgo of ₹67.66 crore, the spokesperson said.
He said the furniture besides approved the upgradation of the 132 KV Pampore-Rawalpora and Rawalpora-Bemina transmission lines of ₹25.47 crore.
The support was accorded during the sixth gathering of the Council of Ministers, helium said.
The projects are aimed towards importantly strengthening the powerfulness infrastructure successful Srinagar and adjoining areas by enhancing transmission capacity, reducing powerfulness interruptions and ensuring a much reliable and businesslike energy proviso to consumers, the spokesperson said.
The augmentation of the Zainakote Grid Sub Station, on with the transmission enactment upgrades, is expected to amended wide grid stableness and assistance conscionable the increasing energy request successful the region, peculiarly during highest load periods, helium said.
