The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Friday took over the security of a Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) sub-station located in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir with the induction of an armed contingent of 140 commandos.
“The New Wanpoh located power plant is “one of the most sensitive power grid installations established by PGCIL in the Union Territory of J&K”, the CISF said.
It is situated on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway (NH-44) in Qazigund tehsil of Anantnag district in the cusp of Kashmir valley at an altitude of 1663.27 metres, the CISF said in a statement.
This substation is a “vital strategic link” in power distribution system of the country with a transmission capacity of 400/220 KV, it said.
