Figure 3.1: Study area – Jodhpur 60

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