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VEKKALIAMMAN TEMPLE

Front-view of the temple


Tiruchirapalli is often called as temple town as large numbers of temples are located in and round the city. Vekkliamman Temple is an important temple situated at Worriyur, the seat of famous Chola kingdom. This is a unique temple as there is no roof above the presiding deity unlike all other temples. It is believed that Goddess Vekkaliamman





has saved the people of Tiruchirappalli from the sand rain and asked the devotees not to build a roof for her temple unless all the people in Trichirappalli get roofs for living.It is Annai Vekkali who saved woraiyur from the heavy rain of sand during Vanparanthaga Chozhan time. Because of the heavy shower of sand, people lost their houses and were forced to live in the open space. As the children had to live with out a roof, the benign Mother, Annai Vekkali also decided to dwell in a temple with-out roof and even today, she continues to reside in a temple without roof and blesses the people. There are poojas conducted on daily basis. During Tuesdays and Fridays special poojas are conducted large number of people attend visit this temple during these days.

THERMAL POWER PLANT IN TUTICORIN

2x 210 MW TUTICORIN THERMAL POWER PROJECT (UNITS 4 & 5)

The power plant comprises the following major systems/equipment:

- Turbine generator with auxiliaries
- Steam generator with auxiliaries
- Instrumentation and control systems
- Electrical systems
- Power evacuation systems
- Cooling water system
- Coal handling system
- Ash handling system
- Mechanical auxiliary system.

Power Evacuation System

The plant is provided with 230 kV indoor switchyard. All 230 kV equipment like SF6 breakers, isolators, CTs, PTs, LAs and wave traps are housed in a framed RCC structure. Busbars are made up of aliminium tubes and are arranged in 3 levels. The lines and connection to the generator and station transformers are taken out of the switchyard through bushing CTs mounted on the walls of switchyard.

1000 mw thermal power plant at tuticorin

The NLC & TNEB have signed an agreement for settling up a 1,000 mw thermal power plant at tuticorin in TN. The Rs 4,000-crore plant will become operational within 4 to 5 years & the power generated will be entirely for the STATE GRID. According to a state government press release the capital investment for the project will be contributed in the ratio of 89:11 by the NLC &the TNEB respectively.