Sterling and Wilson commissions power grid connectivity in West Bengal's Sagar Islands

Project will benefit 226,000 people across 43,000 households, besides boosting irrigation, education, health and tourism

Shapoorji Pallonji Group owned engineering firm, Sterling and Wilson on Tuesday said it has completed the commissioning of the entire grid-connected electrification project in Sagar Island in West Bengal which will benefit 226,000 people across 43,000 households in the area.

The project, which was funded jointly by the World Bank and the state government is poised to accelerate irrigation, support the local food processing industry and strengthen the education and health services besides giving a thrust to tourism in the area.

"Connecting the Island which is around 3.7 Km away from main land and separated by the river Muri ganga on the eastern side was one of the most demanding aspects of this project apart from the tight time schedule", the company's president of electrical and solar division, B Ogra said.

To implement the project in a 36-month timeframe, Sterling and Wilson had used around 31,000 PCC poles, 42 kM trunk & 448 kM Spur line with the entire manpower sourced from Kolkata and its adjoining areas.