Madras High Court campus does not face power disruption even for a minute: Advocate General Vijay Narayan
The Advocate General of Tamil Nadu informed the Madras High Court that the campus maintains uninterrupted power supply due to robust infrastructure. This statement was made in response to a PIL seeking the return of land currently used by the power utility for sub-station operations.
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The Madras High Court campus does not face power disruption even for a minute, only because the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) had set up the infrastructure required for routing energy from multiple grid sources, including the Basin bridge gas turbine and Seven Wells sub station, Advocate General Vijay Narayan told the court.
Appearing before the first Division Bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan, the A-G said, the High Court complex had a sanctioned load of 5,500 KVA and that the High Court Registry had submitted an indent for an additional load of 2,500 KVA for ongoing constructions and renovations on the court campus.
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