Smart Gujarat Hackathon 2017
Challenge Statement

 

Name of the Department:  Energy & Petroleum Department - GUVNL

 

Challenge Title

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Monitoring of quality of Electricity line erection work carried out by contractor.

Challenge Description with context

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Line work of Electricity Distribution Network is not being monitored properly which may lead interruption in Power supply or accidents

 

In Distribution Utility, the line work is being carried out through outsourced agencies across the utility in their various sub-divisions. The out sourced agencies/ Contractors carry out line work viz  Erection of 11 KV line, LT line, poles, guy sets, Transformer centre, earthing system, Installation of RMU, Meters, maintenance of line, tree cutting ,etc. If Poor Monitoring or supervision happens, the line work quality may not be as per the standard requirement. Which may lead to interruption or accident in power supply network.

 

Presently subdivision engineer carry out checking but all the time due to large volume of work, not able to complete the task. Also due to urgency of work, contractors might take undue benefit of doing cheaper quality work

 

Contractors are having their labours and supervisor, if they do not carry out work as per standard and if do not check this work, the quality of work will become inferior. As the quantum of the work is very large, sometimes, situation happens where above problem occurs

What Exact Problem is being Solved?

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To eliminate the issue, a mobile app may be developed, which will enable the engineer to check or cross check the work in proper way. The app should also with the facility of uploading of site photograph.

Steps for checking of various work should be prepared in an app. Only after completion of checking through the app, the payment to the agency should be maid.

Such kind of app will enable utility to have a control on contractor’s behaviour for doing cheaper work.

Users

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Utility and public

Expected Outcomes

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Impact

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Large for various project  and routine  work