Cooler transformers in the offing

Bescom's preliminary project to beginsoon on Community center Street

The city's pavements gets a whole lot pedestrian-friendly if Bangalore Vitality Supply Company (Bescom) manages within order to win its battle against unattractive Transformers Note 3 case. A redesigned transformer specifically sleeker has been chosen and may rapidly be used on a pilot basis.

Pankaj Kumar Pandey, Managing Director, Bescom said Church Street is the facil location for the pilot project. "An expert committee, which includes the Chief Vitality Inspector, famous civil engineer Rajasimha and (architects) Venkataramanan Associates, elevated to your shortlist one of the three firms that given us their designs, " the man said.

The primary concerns for upgrading the transformer structures were thus, making them occupy lesser space on the streets, safety of pedestrians, ease of functionality and cost of implementation. "As i am looking at nearly 10, 000 Transformers Samsung Note 3 case on pavements, it will have to be budget saving. If possible, we can even look at making ad revenue, " Mr. Pandey said.

The focus would be on taking out transformers on pavements. The get was triggered by a fatal ennui on Church Street in 2013. The High Court of Karnataka would have pulled up the power utility and wanted to know it to find out the number of transformers fastened to pavements and roads in the community and submit a report indicating some precious time required to relocate them.

For now, might be used in "problem areas" might be model very different from the existing one's. "It will be at a certain distance off the ground – maybe eight or tio feet above ground level, ensuring others won't obstruct movement on streets, " explained an official.

Though the latest transformers will be mounted on a pillar-type support, they are not the same as single post transformers, the official added.

Modifications for being sought on the chosen design then it it will go for field tests, which would be followed by another round of research before they replace the existing transformers.