Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday announced a mega scheme to convert 17,535 transformers into Ring Main Units (RMU) in the city and its suburbs at a cost of Rs. 1,750 crore to make them safe and free from accidents. (RMU is a totally sealed, gas-insulated compact switchgear unit).
She said Chennai and its sub-urban areas had a total of 23,715 transmission transformers and changing weather conditions affect transmission lines, causing interruption in power supply.
“Repairing is delayed during rainy season and also cause accidents,” she said explaining the reason for converting them into RMUs.
Ms. Jayalalithaa also announced her government’s plan to replace 38,844 pillar boxes with HRC 6-way pillar boxes at a cost of Rs. 270 crore.
