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CHAPTER 3
STUDY AREA AND ITS ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
Jodhpur District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Jodhpur
is the administrative headquarters of the district. As of 2012 it is the second most populous
district of Rajasthan (out of 33), after Jaipur.
Rajasthan, the land embellished with infinite imprints of colour and chivalry, harmonious
life and lingering music, harmony and hospitality, palaces and pristine nature; has been
extending an invigorating invitation to the world, since time immemorial. Jodhpur, the
heart of Rajasthan and the majestic jewel of her eternal crown, illuminate the Thar,
enriching the desert with entrepreneurship, scholarship and art. According to Rathore
tradition, the clan traces its origins back to the Hindu god, Rama, hero of the epic
Ramayana, and thence to the sun. So the Rathore's belong to the Suryavansha (solar race)
branch of the Kshatriyas, the warrior caste of Hindus. Later, breaking into historical
reality, in 470 A.D. Nayal Pal conquered the kingdom of Kanauj, near modern Kanpur in
Uttar Pradesh. The Rathor capital for seven centuries, Kanauj fell in 1193 to the Afghan
invader's led by Muhammad Ghori.
RAJASTHAN INDEX MAP JODHPUR INDEX MAP
3.1 LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES
Jodhpur City & its Surrounding as
Viewed by Geo-Eye Imagery
Figure 3.2: False Color Composite of Jodhpur city & it’s surrounding (2013)
[Source: RRSC/ISRO, Jodhpur] 61
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[Source: RRSC/ISRO, Jodhpur 62
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Jodhpur, one of the largest district of Rajasthan state is centrally situated in Western region
of the State, having geographical area of 22850 sq. Kms. It has population of 36.85 lacs as
per 2011 census. The district stretches between 2600’ and 27037’ at north Latitude and
between 72 55’ and 73 52’ at East Longitude. This district is situated at the height between
250-300 meters above sea level. Jodhpur is bound by Nagaur in East, Jaisalmer in west,
Bikaner in North and Barmer as well as Pali in the South. The length of the district from
North to South and from East to West is 197 Km.& 208 Km. respectively.
TEHSIL BOUNDARY MAP
Figure 3.4: Jodhpur Tehsil Boundary Map [Source: RRSC/ISRO, Jodhpur 2013 - 2014]
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This district comes under arid zone of the Rajasthan state. It covers 11.60% of total area of
arid zone of the state. Some of the area of Great Indian Desert THAR also comes within
the district. General slope of the terrain is towards west.
TEHSIL AND VILLAGE BOUNDARY MAP
Figure 3.5: Jodhpur Tehsil and Village Boundary Map
[Source: RRSC/ISRO, Jodhpur 2013 - 2014]
Jodhpur is the largest division of Rajasthan which comprises of six districts: Jodhpur,
Jaisalmer, Barmer, Pali, Sirohi, Jalore. For administration and development, the district is
divided into seven sub-divisions i.e. tehsils – Jodhpur, Shergarh, Osian, Luni, Bhopalgarh,
Phalodi and Bilara (Figure 3.4, 3.5). The developmental activities of the district are being
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looked after by ten Panchayat Samities, i.e. Mandor, Luni, Osian, Baori, Bap, Phalodi,
Shergarh, Balesar, Bhopalgarh and Bilara. There 1794 villages and 339 panchayats.
3.2 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT & ECONOMY
This section includes the description about climate, Land use / Land Cover, Soil, Minerals,
Flora and Fauna, Agriculture and industries present in study area. Climate of Jodhpur is
arid and is characterized by low rainfall with erratic distribution, extremes of diurnal and
annual temperatures, low humidity and high wind velocity. Owing to a varied topography
the state of Rajasthan observes wide variation in the climate throughout the year.
3.2.1 Temperature
Extreme of heat in summer and cold in winter is the characteristic of the desert. Jodhpur is
no exception. Temperature of Western Rajasthan starts rising progressively from March till
June. Districts like Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Barmer have the maximum daily
temperature vary between 400
C to 450
C. Occasionally, it rises up to 490
C during the
months of May and June. The diurnal temperature variation is greater in summers. The
minimum daily temperature in summers drops down considerably at night and remains in
between 200
C to 290
C. A major part of the state, comprising the arid zone of the west and
the semi-arid zone of the mid-west has an average maximum temperature of 450
C. January
is the coldest month of the year. The winter season is from December to February with
marked decline in minimum temperatures in December and January.
Table 3.1: Annual Temperatures and Rainfall in Rajasthan [Source: Meteorological Department of
Rajasthan]
M o n t h
M a x . T e m p .
M i n . T e m p .
R a i n f a l l
January-March 500 F - 80
0 F 10
0 C - 27
0 C 4mm - 7mm
April-June 750 F - 105
0 F 24
0 C - 45
0 C 11mm - 30mm
July-September 700 F - 95
0 F 21
0 C - 35
0 C 100mm- 165mm
October-December 550 F - 85
0 F 13
0 C - 30
0 C 3mm - 8mm
The minimum temperatures may fall to below 00
C in the night at some places like Churu,
Pilani, Ganganagar and Bikaner in it may fall down up to -20
C. During summer, the days
are hot and dry. The nights, however, are cool. This is because sand heats up quickly in the
sun and cools down fast at night. In winters the days are pleasant but the nights become
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very cold. Rajasthan is also known for the most scorching summer and the most humid
monsoon thus leaving winter to be the best time to travel to Rajasthan. Average annual
temperature is shown in table 3.1.
3.2.2. Rainfall
Rainfall is scanty in Thar Desert and its surrounding semi arid region. Very little rainfall
occurs during the months of July to September. It varies throughout the region. In the
extreme west the number of rainy days are even less than ten however in other region rainy
days are more.
AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL
Legend
District Boundar
!( Towns
< 200
200 - 400
400 - 600
600 & above
Figure 3.6: Average Annual Rainfall [Source: RRSC/ISRO, Jodhpur 2013 - 2014]
Legend
District Boundary
!( Towns
Barren
rocky Crop
land
Deciduous
Fallow
Forest Plantation
Grass/
Grazing
Gullied / Ravinous Land
Inland
Wetland
3.2.3 Land Use and Land Cover
Jodhpur is divided into eighteen land use/ land cover classes i.e. Barren rocky, Crop land,
deciduous, fallow, forest plantation, grass/grazing, gullied/ravenous land, inland wetland,
mining, plantation, river/stream/canal, rural, salt affected land, sandy land, scrub forest,
scrub land, urban and water bodies.
LAND USE AND LAND COVER
Legend District Boundary
!( Towns
Barren rocky
Crop land
Deciduous
Fallow
Forest Plantation
Grass/ Grazing
Gullied / Ravinous Land
Inland Wetland
Mining
Plantation
River / Stream / canals
Rural
Salt Affected Land
Sandy area
Scrub Forest
Scrub land
Urban
Water bodies
Figure 3.7: Land use and Land Cover [Source: RRSC/ISRO, Jodhpur 2013 - 2014] 67
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3.2.4 Soil
Pedogenic environment is the most important edaphic factor of physical milieu of any
study region. A discussion on physical background is incomplete without the description of
soils. The soil also forms the basic natural resource of agricultural production, and besides
providing stability to roots and stems of plant, also acts as a reservoir of plants nutrient that
are provided to them in the form of watery solution (Dubey, 1999). When seen in detail at
the village level, the soils of Rajasthan are complex and highly variable, reflecting a
variety of differing parent materials, physiographic land features, range of distribution of
rainfall and its effects, etc.
SOIL PRODUCTIVITY
Legend
District Boundary
!( Towns
Highly Productive
Moderately Productive
Moderately Low Productive
Low Productive
Non Productive
Figure 3.8: Soil productivity map of Jodhpur [Source: RRSC/ISRO, Jodhpur 2013 - 2014]
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3.2.5 Availability of Minerals
Minerals have been playing an important role in development of Jodhpur district for last
many decades. District is mainly rich in non metallic minerals like Sandstone, Rhyolite,
Dolomite, Limestone, Jasper, Granite & Clay. Murram, Kankar,Brick earth, Bajri and
other minor minerals.
Availability and concentration of minerals limestone: There is a log belt of 160 Kms.
long and 0.8 km. wide rocks of Vindhyan system trending from Sojat in Pali district
through Bizara in Jodhpur district to Gottan-Mundra and Roll quazia in Nagaur district.
Possible reserves are to the extent of 54.0 million tones, half of which are of chemical
grade and rest is of flux grade..LM10 Calcium Carbide, Chalk, Hydrated Lime, Quick
Lime, etc. may be produced by utilization of this material.
Table 3.2: Available minerals and their production [source – DIC Jodhpur]
S.No.
Name
Of Mineral
Production ( in Tones)
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
1. Jasper 1110 303 500
2. Lime stone 923433 1761420 551179
3. Sand stone 2410446 2290837 2385773
4. Masonry stone 3729279 2416063 457748
5. Rhyolite 779774 441624 835000
6. Granite 6935 7934 7267
7. Bajri 1669719 27511651 2358373
8. Marble 446 128 -
9. Brick earth 2428 750 -
10. Yellow clay 1695 360 760
Sandstone: This is an important building stone widely utilized in temples, Palaces,
Monuments etc. apart from construction of houses. History of its mining is 500 years
old.
Limestone: Bilara-Bhopalgarh has been a major limestone belt of the district which
contains cement, chemical & steel grade of limestone mined from this belt is used in
cement, textiles, sugar, lime burning industry etc.
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Dolomite: It contains 16-20% of Mgo and considered as valuable industrial raw
material for steel, refractory glass industries.
Granite: It is a type of decorative building stone being utilized after cutting and
polishing. It is mined around Pipar, Siyara, Khejarala, Rawaniyana, Chokri, Madliya,
Kosana etc.
Rhyolite: Occurrences are located near Jodhpur city ( Kakani, Ria, Daijar, Sevaki
Kallan & Lal sagar). Balesar village.
Jasper: It is a variety of silica having dark red colour occurs in vein/pocket in
ferrugenous sandstone near mathania, Osian, Rundia, Sopra, Mogra, Lawera, Tamtia
villages.
Clay: Good quality of ball clay occurs near Kanasar, Mandly area of Tehsil Phalodi. It
is found suitable for uses in Ceramics, Rubber & Paints.
3.2.6 Flora and Fauna
3.2.6.1. Flora
The floral wealth of Rajasthan is rich and varied. According to Statistical Abstract,
published by Forest Survey of India in 2003, Rajasthan has 32,293.62 km2
of forest area
that is about 9.43 per cent of the total geographical area of the state. The total forest area of
Jodhpur district, which is 23650.51 hect., is declared. There is 467.60 hect. is non reserved
forest and 16930.79 hect. Is reserved forest area while 6252.12 hect. Area is unclassified
forest. No major forest produce is available which can lead to any instruialisation.
The forests of the state can be divided into three broad forest types; (1) Tropical Thorn
Forests, (2) Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests, and (3) Central Indian Sub-tropical hill
forests. Of these only first two types of forest are found in Western Rajasthan.
a) Tropical Thorn Forests
Tropical thorn forests are found in arid and semi-arid regions of Western Rajasthan. These
extend from western Indo-Pak border and gradually merge with the dry deciduous mixed
forests of the Aravali hills and the southeastern plateau. The general composition of
vegetation here is the desert and scrub types. The major forest types here include Ziziphus,
Euphoriba, Acacia Senegal, Salvadora, Cassia auriculata, Tamarix & Acacia nilotica.
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b) Tropical dry deciduous forest:
Sporadic growth of certain species of dry deciduous forests is found along the dry
riverbeds of Jalore, Nagaur, Ganganagar and Bikaner districts. Younger alluvial plains and
depressions along the banks of river and rivulets are dominated by Acacia nilotica sub. sps
Indica Forests. Butea monosperma forests occur on Rocky plateau, piedmont plains, rocky
out-crops, valley and gravelly plains with 40 cm and above rainfall zone, in part of Pali
district. Anogeissus pendula forests (commonly known as ‘Dhok’) dominate on the hills of
Pali district. The hill slopes are generally gradual and well occupied by this species.
c) Mixed Miscellaneous Forests:
These forests occupy most of the eastern gravelly/rocky plateau region and Aravali ranges
of Rajasthan. They occur in Pali district of the Western Rajasthan.
3.2.6.2. Fauna
Irrespective of its unfriendly terrain, Rajasthan gives shelter to a variety of animals and
birds. Antelopes and gazelles are widely available in the Jodhpur district where they are
worshipped by the Bishnoi tribes. They are mainly responsible for the steady population of
the chinkara or Indian Gazelle in this desert zone. Chinkaras are slimmer than the
blackbuck and can survive without water for very long periods. They live in smaller herds
and thrive mainly on wild grasses and various types of shrubs. The nilgai or the bluebull
are abundant on the open plains and in the foothills of the Aravali. The blue cow is actually
not a cow it is an antelope, the largest in India. It earns its name through a vague
resemblance to the domesticated cow; and although the two species are not related, the
nilgai has benefited from the same veneration as the familiar 'sacred cow'. The blackbuck
is also much revered animal among the Bishnoi tribals who inhabit the area. The Most
Endangered bird species “The Great Indian Bustard” is also found in this habitat.
3.2.7 Agriculture, Irrigation and Fertilizer Consumption
3.2.7.1 Agriculture:
Western Rajasthan has basically an agrarian economy. But the sandy soil and lack of water
in the desert make growing of crops very difficult. Most of its population lives in small
villages and Dhanies. Most part of the Western Rajasthan is however covered by arid and
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semi-arid climatic conditions, which is characterized by low, erratic and uneven
distribution of rainfall associated with lack of other water-resources for irrigated farming.
Growing of only one rain fed crop in kharif season that too associated with high risk has
led to dependence of village community on livestock.
Agriculture in the Western Rajasthan is the primary sector and mainstay of over 80 % of
population contributing agriculture activity. Main crops are Maize, Guar, Cotton,
Groundnut, Paddy, Kharif Pulses, Wheat, Barley, Gram, Rapeseed and Mustard. The gross
cultivated area varies from one region to another region due to variation in land capability
and irrigation facilities. For jodhpur district the total reported area as per village record is
22,56,405 hectares and about 62.53% of the total area are being cultivated. The land use
pattern is given below:
LAND USE PATTERN (2011-2012)
Classification Area(Hectares) Percentage
Total Reporting Area 22,56,405 100.00
Areas under forest 7264 0.321
Area under non agriculture use 225892 10.01
Permanent Pastures and other grazing lands. 122215 5.41
Non Agricultural Land including Fallows 682153 30.23
Net area Sown 1341096 59.43
Area Sown more than One time 175233 7.76
Total area Sown 1516329 67.20
SOURCEWISE IRRIGATION FACILITIES AS ON 31-03-2009
Sources of Irrigation Nos. Irrigated Land(Hect.)
Tube wells 13566 193734
Wells 19429
Others (Tanks & Ponds ) 17
Table 3.3: Land use pattern for agriculture of Jodhpur district
3.2.7.2 Irrigation:
The irrigated area is unevenly spread all over the state. While some district are more
fortunate to have a proportionately large area under assured irrigation, other have very little
of it and some have almost negligible.
Figure 3.9: (a) Ground water observation wells, (b) Ground water fluctuations 73
GROUND WATER OBSERVATION WELLS
GROUND WATER FLUCTUATION
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WATER BODIES AND DAM LOCATIONS
Legend
District Boundary
!( Towns
Waterbody
#V DAM
CANAL AND COMMAND AREA
Figure 3.9: (C) Water bodies and Dam locations, (d) Canal and Command area
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3.2.7.3 Fertilizer Consumption:
There is a vast difference in the consumption of nitrogen, phosphorus and potash fertilizers
in different districts. The maximum use of nitrogen is in Ganganagar and lowest use of
nitrogen per hectare is in Barmer. Similarly in the case of phosphatic and pottastic
fertilizer, highest consumption in Western Rajasthan is in Ganganagar, where as Barmer
has negligible use of these fertilizers.
3.2.8 Industries
On account of its location and availability of better in-fractural facilities, industrial growth
is noticeable in the district. It is centrally located and is one of the important cities of the
state. It is well connected with Ahmadabad, Lucknow, Delhi, Bombay and other important
towns of Rajasthan. A sizeable number of engineering industries have been set up in the
district. There are other industrial units engaged in manufacture of Cement, Industrial
Gases, Textiles, Derivatives of Gaur Gum, Chemicals, Plastics, Electronics, Electrical,
Mineral based, S.S. Utensils etc. . There are 100 rolling mills engaged in processing of
stainless steel Sheets/Patta. There are large number of handicraft units engaged in
production of items of White metal, Wooden toys, Fancy items of sheep and decoration. A
large number of artisan based industries are engaged in screen printing of Cloth, Shoe
embroidery, Dyeing and Printing of clothes, Salt making, etc.
Together with numerous medium and large scale industries, district has an export
promotion industrial park, second in the state, setup in the Boranada industrial area.
Stainless Steels Utensils Park / Zone are situated in basni. At Boranada an Industrial
Area is setup and developed for Agro based Industrial unit. The first stone park of the
state has been setup at Jodhpur. The stone park is situated at main NH-65 Jodhpur - Nagaur
road.
3.3 HUMAN RESOURCES
Due to shortage of water and fertile soil the population in this area is small. The
distribution of population in various regions is closely related to a myriad of factors
pertaining to climatic conditions, fertility of soil, availability and development of means of
transport and communication, growth of trade and other secondary and tertiary activities.
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In Rajasthan there is no discernable relationship between the size of population and the
area of districts.
Table 3.4: Population census of district Jodhpur
POPULATION CENSUS 2011
District Jodhpur Total Rural Urban
Total
Population
Persons 3685681 2421621 1264060
Males * 1924326 1260206 664120
Females 1761355 1161415 599940
0-6 age group
Persons 592959 434608 158351
Males * 313704 230125 83579
Females 279255 204483 74772
Literates
Persons 2075029 1187942 887087
Males * 1295900 786122 509778
Females 779129 401820 377309
The dispersal of population closely follows the pattern of annual rainfall regime that
exhibits a consistent decreasing trend from east, southeast to west and northwest. The
inhospitable climatic conditions of Western Rajasthan along with the limited resources of
ground and surface water, lack of fertile disoil and the inadequacy of means of transport
and other amenities have restricted population distribution in this part of the land.
3.4 INFRASTRUCTURE
Infrastructural facilities like availability of developed industrial areas/sheds, banking,
education, power, communications etc. have important bearing on promotion and
development of industries in a particular region. It has been observed that there is a strong
correlation between rapid industrial development and improved infrastructure. On account
of its location the district has got improved infrastructural facilities.
3.4.1 Transport
There is a net work of road and railway lines in the district. There are broad gauge & meter
gauge railway lines. District headquarters is connected by air route to Jaipur, Delhi,
Udaipur and Bombay.
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INFRASTRUCTURE MAP
Legend
District Boundary
!( Towns Railway
Line National
Highway State
Highway
Other Roads
Figure 3.10: Infrastructure Map
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3.4.1.1 Road transport –
The district has road connections with Sirohi, Pali, Bikaner, Nagaur, Ajmer, Jaipur, Jalore,
Barmer and Jaisalmer district of the state. The length of Roads in the district is 5273.65
Kms and their break up is as follows :
CLASSIFICATION LENGTH (In Kms.)
BT WBM GR FW TOTAL
National Highway 218.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 218.00
State Highway 525.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 525.00
Major Distt. Roads 327.00 0.00 6.00 0.00 333.00
Other distt. Roads 1581.00 30.00 476.00 4.65 2091.65
Village Roads 1482.00 163.00 413.50 47.50 2106.00
4133.00 193.00 895.50 52.15 5273.65
Table 3.5: Road details of Jodhpur district
3.4.1.2 Rail transport –
Jodhpur city is directly connected with Bombay, Ahmadabad, Howrah, Kalka, Jaipur,
Delhi, Bangalore, Gauhati, Jammu and many other main cities of India. Jodhpur comes
under northern railway division & the total length of Railway Lines is as under:-
(i) Broad gauge 853.46 km.
(ii) Meter gauge 728.25 km.
3.4.2 Communication
The position of communication facilities is as under
Post offices 559
Public Call Offices 529
Letter Box 1305
Telegram offices 37
Telex 1
Joint Post & Telegram office. 29
Number of Telephone Exchange 125
Number of Telephone Lines 107486
Table 3.6: Communication facilities details
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3.4.3 Banks and Financial Institutions
There is better Spread of branches of commercial banks in the district. There are two
branches of Rajasthan Financial Corporation at district head quarter. In the rural areas there
are primary agriculture credit and Farmer Service Societies.
NAME OF BANK INST. NUMBER OF BRANCHES
Urban Semi Urban Rural Total
Andhra Bank 1 - - 1
Allahabad Bank 1 - 1 2
Bank of Baroda 5 - - 5
Bank of India 3 - 1 4
Bank of Maharashtra 1 - - 1
Canara Bank 2 - - 2
Central Bank of India 4 - 3 7
Dena Bank 1 - - 1
Indian Bank 1 - - 1
Indian Overseas Bank 1 - - 1
Oriental Bank of Commerce 1 - 2 3
Punjab National Bank 7 1 - 8
Punjab & Sind Bank 1 - - 1
State Bank of India 10 1 5 16
S.B.B.J. 12 3 8 23
State Bank of Indore 1 - - 1
State Bank of Patiala 1 - - 1
Syndicate Bank 2 - - 2
Union Bank of India 4 - 1 5
United Bank of India 1 - - 1
UCO Bank 6 2 24 32
Vijaya Bank 1 - 2 3
The Bank of Raj. Ltd. 5 2 3 10
T.A.G.B 1 1 23 25
Corporation Bank 1 - - 1
UTI Bank 1 - - 1
Indus Ind. Bank 1 - - 1
SUB TOTAL 76 10 73 159
J.C.C.B. 3 3 9 15
P.L.D.B. 1 2 - 3
J.N.S.B. 8 2 - 10
K.V.I.B. 1 - - 1
R.F.C. 1 - 1 2
Bombay Mercantile Co-op.Bank 1 - - 1
SUB TOTAL 15 7 10 32
GRAND TOTAL 91 17 83 191
Table 3.7: List of Bank Branches/Financial Institution Operation in Jodhpur As on 31-3-2002.
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Net work of banks: There are 191 branches of commercial banks and financial institutions
including branches of Cooperative banks and offices of Rajasthan financial corporation
and KVIB. At present on an average one bank branch cater to the need of about 14087
persons in the district. Next to Jodhpur, Bilara is the place where there is concentration of
branches of the bank. Panchayat Samiti-wise break up of branches of banks, financial
institutions, Primary agricultural credit Societies, farmer service Societies etc. are being
given in the Table 3.7 List of Bank Branches/Financial Institution Operation in Jodhpur As
on 31-3-2002. Net work of other financial institutions: There are 207 primary agricultural
credit societies. There are two branches of land development banks and two branches of
urban cooperative banks.
3.4.4 Electricity: The main sources of supply of power to Jodhpur are Kota Atomic Power
Station, Bhakra Beas Project, Rana Pratap Sagar and Jawahar Sagar Dams. Jodhpur is
connected by 132 kv lines with Bhilwara and Pali. 220 kv lines connect it with Bhilwara
and 220 kv Kota Beawar line is extended upto Jodhpur district. Till Dec. 2009, 1062
villages in the district have been electrified out of total 1063 villages as per census 2001.
All the four towns of the district have been electrified.
Existing supply net work: Presently there are one 400 KV grid substation, five grid
substation of 220 KV, eighteen 132 KV Grid substation and there are Two Hundred &
Ninety Four 33/11 kv sub stations. The details of arrangement of transmission of power as
on 31.12.2009 are as under :
Table 3.8: Details of arrangement of transmission line [source- jodhpur.nic.in]
LINE LENGTH
400 kv d/c Lines 9.63 kms
400 kv s/c Lines 97.225 kms
220 kv s/c Lines 463.352 kms
220 kv d/c Lines 54.668 kms
132 kv s/c Lines 759.971 kms
132 kv d/c Lines 93.496 kms
33 kv Lines 2869.16 kms
11 kv Lines 19236.12 kms
L.T. Lines 13681.09 kms
A.B. Cable 4951.01 kms
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Table 3.9: Electricity consumer details of Jodhpur district [source- jodhpur.nic.in]
RURAL URBAN TOTAL
Domestic 156984 165671 322655
Commercial 10187 34716 44903
Industrial 3053 5712 8765
Agricultural 40554 535 41089
Others 2798 1353 4151
Total 213576 207987 421563
Pattern of electricity consumption: The total numbers of active consumers in the district as
on 31.12.2009 are and trade wise break-up of the same is shown in table 3.9.Detailed
description about the area’s distribution structure will be explained in later section on this
chapter.
3.5 ELECTRICAL UTILITY STRUCTURE OF JODHPUR CITY
3.5.1 Indian power system:
There are 5 GRIDS in Indian Power System:
Northern Grid
Southern Grid
Western Grid
Eastern grid and
North-Eastern Grid
Northern Grid, Western grid, Eastern grid and North-Eastern grid are synchronously
connected i.e. it becomes one grid with common frequency named as NEW grid. NEW
grid is asynchronously connected through HVDC back to back transmission network with
Southern grid.
The constituents of Northern Grid are: Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar
Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, and Chandigarh. The load
management of Northern Grid is done by Northern Regional Load Dispatch Centre
(NRLDC), New Delhi whereas Rajasthan Power system is operated by State Load
Dispatch Centre (SLDC), Heerapura, Jaipur. NRLDC is an apex body responsible for
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smooth operation of NR grid whereas State Load Dispatch Centre, Heerapura is an apex
body responsible for smooth operation of Rajasthan grid under overall control of NRLDC.
Figure 3.11: Power flow chart of Northern Regional Load Dispatch Centre (NRLDC).
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3.5.2 Rajasthan Power system:
The history of power development in Rajasthan goes back to the year 1949, when 19
princely states merged to form Rajasthan. At that time, electric power was confined to very
few towns and electricity was considered a luxury. The total number of towns and villages
electrified at that time did not exceed 42 and the installed generating capacity was only
13.27 MW. However, with the formation of Rajasthan State Electricity Board (RSEB) on
1st July 1957, power sector in Rajasthan received priority and power projects began to
mushroom all over State.
The Rajasthan State as it exists today is the result of the integration of 19 former Princely
States and was formed in April,1949 with which, the former State of Ajmer was merged in
Nov.,1956, and has an area of 1,32,147 square miles and had a population of 1,59,70,774
according to the Census of 1951.
The Rajasthan State Electricity Board was constituted with effect from 1st
July,1957 by
Government of Rajasthan Notification No. F.11/OSD(PWD)/57 dated the 28th June,1957
under the Electricity (Supply) Act,1948 which enactment has for its object, the co-ordinate
development and rationalization of generation and supply of electricity on a regional basis
throughout the country in the most efficient and economical way.
Government of Rajasthan on 19th July 2000, issued a gazette notification unbundling
Rajasthan State Electricity Board into Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam
Ltd.(RVUN), the generation Company; Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam
Ltd.,(RVPN), the transmission Company and the three regional distribution companies
namely Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd.,(JVVNL) Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam
Ltd.(AVVNL) and Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd.(JdVVNL)
The Generation Company owns and operates the thermal power stations at Kota and
Suratgarh, Gas based power station at Ramgarh, Hydel power station at Mahi and mini
hydel stations in the State. The Transmission Company operates all the 765 kV,400kV,
220 kV and 132 kV electricity lines and system in the State. The three distribution
Companies operate and maintain the electricity system below 132kV in the State in their
respective areas.
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Figure 3.12: State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC), Rajasthan
3.5.3 JODHPUR DISCOM :
Figure 3.13: Power map of Jodhpur
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3.5.3.1 Transmission Network in Jodhpur Discom Area
S.NO.
Type of GSS
Status As on 31-03-2013
Number of GSS As on
Total Installed Capacity As on (In MVA)
1.
400 KV GSS
5
3135.00
2. 220 KV GSS 28 6324.50
3.
132 KV GSS
118
5276.00
Table 3.10: Transmission Network in Jodhpur Discom Area
3.5.3.2 Sub-Transmission / Distribution Network in Jodhpur Discom Area
S.No
Particulars
2010-11 2011-12
(Prov.)
2012-23
(Prov.)
1
33 KV Substations
Nos.
1392
1474
1534
MVA
5591
5901
6225
2
33 KV Line (in
Km)
Single Circuit 17306 17998 18349
Double Circuit
388
390
395
3
11/0.4 KV Substations
Nos.
215483
233304
253756
MVA
8752
9306
10013
4
11 KV Lines (in
Km)
Single Circuit
116202
124430
135065
Double Circuit
125
146
183
5
L.T. Lines (in Km)
64724
65174
65446
6
AB Cable(in Km)
36393
42921
46141
7
11/0.23 Single Phase Transformer (in Nos.)
33046
36373
39850
11/0.23 Single Phase Transformer (in MVA)
485
515
552
8
11 KV Single-phase Line (in Km)
1168
1305
N.A
Table 3.11: Sub-Transmission / Distribution in Jodhpur Discom Area
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3.5.3.3 General Profile of Jodhpur DISCOM
S.No. Particular UNIT MARCH,12
1. Area Sq. Km 182509
2. Nos. of O & M Circles Nos. 11
3. Nos. of O & M Divisions Nos. 33
4. Nos. of O & M Sub-Divisions Nos. 125
5. Nos. of 33 KV Sub Stations Nos. 1474
6. Nos. of Consumers (Regular) lacs 25.54
7. No. of Ag. Consumers (Regular) lacs 2.31
8. Average Monthly Energy Draw (LU) LU 12260
9. Average Monthly Energy Sold (LU) LU 10019
10. Average Monthly Rev Assessed (Rs. Crores) CR. 308
11. Average Monthly Rev. Realization (Rs. Crores) CR. 310
12. Percentage Realization % 100.74
13. T&D losses As on MAR.,.2012 % 18.27
14. T&D losses As on MAR.,.2011 % 20.14
15. No. of 11kv Feeders Nos. 6256
Table 3.12: General Profile of Jodhpur DISCOM