PERFORMANCE BUDGET 1998-99 - Ministry of Power

(iv) The R&D project on Statcon Dynamic Voltage Restorer, sanctioned in October,
1995 for contribution of Rs.12 lakh (against the total cost of Rs.30.79 lakh) is
under implementation by IIT, Delhi. The project is scheduled for completion in a
period of two years.
10.4 Demand Side Energy Conservation
10.4.1 Demonstration/Training Projects relating to Agriculture Sector
(i) The project for rectification of 1350 agricultural pumpsets in Punjab was
sanctioned in June, 1991 for contribution of Rs. 19.31 lakh. An amount of Rs.3.86
lakh had already been relesed to PSEB till March, 1996. It was subsequently decided
to increase the scope of the project to 2970 pumpsets by contributing the rectification
cost over and above Rs.650 per pumpset. Till date, the PSEB has completed rectification
of 365 pumpsets. Now, it has been decided to close the project.
(ii) A project for rectification of 800 agricultural pumpsets in Haryana, sanctioned in
March, 1995 for contribution of Rs.11 lakh (50% of the total cost) is under
implementation through the Haryana State Council of Science & Technology
(HSCST), Chandigarh. The completion of the project has been delayed beyond
the scheduled period of 1 year.
(iii) A project for rectification of 5000 agricultural pumpsets in Gujarat, sanctioned
in March, 1996 for contribution of Rs. 75 lakh (50% of the total cost), is under
implementation by the Gujarat Electricity Board. The project is expected to be
completed by June, 1998.
(iv) A project for replacement of footvalves in 20,000 agricultural pumpsets in Andhra
Pradesh, sanctioned in March, 1995 at a cost of Rs.48 lakh, is under
implementation by the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Science & Technology
(APCOST), Hyderabad. The project was scheduled to be completed in a period
of two years. It has been decided to complete the project by March, 1998 with the
reduced scope of replacement of footvalves in 7,000 pumpsets with the amount
of Rs.10 lakh already available with APCOST and refund the balance amount of
Rs.38 lakh available with EMC to GOI (MOP).
(v) A project to set up five demonstration centres on energy efficient electric lift
irrigation pumping system, sanctioned in March, 1994 at a cost of Rs.9.75 lakh,
is under implementation by Andhra Pradesh Productivity Council (APPC).
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