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3. • AIR CRANE
• For the first time in India, Sterlite Power deployed an air
crane to set up a power transmission line in the
mountainous terrains of Jammu & Kashmir. The company
has partnered with US-based Erickson Inc. to install
transmission towers in the Pir Panjal ranges using
Erickson’s S64 Aircrane, a heavy-lift helicopter. It will help
Sterlite Power commission NRSS XXIX Transmission
Limited ahead of schedule and ensure power for all in
Jammu & Kashmir besides improving the reliability of the
grid system.
4. • LIDAR SURVEY
• Sterlite Power has always been at the forefront of new technologies.
For the first time in India, we used Light Detection and Ranging
(LiDAR). This technology uses laser distance measuring technology to
conduct topographic mapping with the help of aircrafts. Transmitted
from the aircraft, LiDAR beams are able to function in overcast and
cloudy conditions, can penetrate dense vegetation and provide high
accuracy at high speed. Such automation helps in optimising cost and
time and is far more efficient than manual surveys. Adding to it, the
risk of project execution comes down significantly with the use of
such technologies, unlike conventional technologies.
5. • HELI STRINGING
• Since companies in the power transmission sector spend a lot of time
resolving socio-economic issues involved in the projects, we have
opted for newer methods for ensuring the ‘Right of Way’. Sterlite
Power has joined the elite club of global transmission companies that
promote best industry practices to build power transmission networks.
We have opted for Helicopter Stringing for the Bhopal-Indore 765 kV
and Bhopal 400 kV power transmission lines of BDTCL project. Heli-
stringing enables quick execution of installing cables, which otherwise
is a tedious and time-consuming process. Moreover, it has reduced the
project execution time and shortened transmission line shutdown time.
It also renders minimal disturbance to the local community and the
environment, which in turn avoids complexities related to ‘Right of
Way’.
6. • RIVER CROSSING
• Transmission lines of Sterlite Power traverse through some of the
most difficult terrains including rivers Ganga, Kosi and Narmada. The
vivacious Ganga during peak monsoon posed as a major hurdle for the
commissioning of ENICL. Through its experience in any type of
adversity, Sterlite Power’s team overcame the challenges thrown by
ferocious Uttarakhand floods in 2014. Barges of 1,000 metric tonne
capacity were anchored in the middle of the river to erect the tower
amid Ganga’s high swings. Barge mounted telescopic cranes with 90-
meter hydraulic boom enabled the erection of a 100-meter high tower
from the foundation level with project inputs transported through
mechanized country boats.
