Topic

Preliminary survey
Route Alignment
Profiling
Right of way
Compensation procedure

Construction of transmission
line

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Construction of transmission line

can be divided mainly in following
five parts.
Survey
Foundation
Tower erection
Stringing
Testing and Commissioning

Survey
Survey plays a very vital role in successful completion of line and
proper maintenance thereafter. Survey is the most important and
critical activity for the reasons as follows

Best possible route

Right of Way.

Requirement of Environmental aspect.

Requirement of Techno-Economical Project.
Demand of building huge Network.
Social concern.
Reduction in time of implementation of
Project

Surveys
Transmission line survey can be
divided into followings
1a. Reconnaissance
1b. Walk over survey
1c. Preliminary survey
2. Detailed survey
3. Check survey

 Topographical map : Depict the man made and natural

features of an area. India topo sheet 39-92
Scales: 1: 250,000

1: 50,000

1: 25,000
Bee line
Identify possible routes (three routes)
Indicate the most feasible routes (Techno-economical
comparison)

 I/M sheet is further sub divided into 16 equal parts of

1o Latitude x 1o Longitude (scale 1:2,50,000).

66
C

 A degree sheet is again subdivided into 16 equal parts

each of 15 latitude and longitude. These sheets are
numbered from 1 to 16.

13

10

14

66A
3

11

15

12

16

 1:50000 scale sheets are further subdivided into four

equal parts each of 7 lat x 7 long.

NW

NE

SW

SE

Point to be kept in mind during route

alignment
Thickly populated area, city, village, high
yielding/fertile land, Religious place, forest
area, rivers, EHV lines, mountains, big
ponds, lakes, airport, radio station, radar,
Paralleling with Power
line/telecommunication line should be
avoided.

Walk over survey

Comparison on

1.
2.

Length of route
No. of angle points with angle of deviation (type
of tower)
No. of crossing and nature (line railways high
ways and rivers etc.)
Big establishment like Military Civil aviation
Approach road
Reserved forest/sanctuary
Terrain of route

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Preliminary Survey Report for 400kV Line

Alternative proposals

Sl.
No.

Description

Unit

Route length from Tapping to AP-24

(Loop-in) and AP-23 (Loop-out)

Type of Terrain

Prop-1

Prop-2

Prop-3

KM

61.299

61.528

63.104

a) Plain

100

100

100

b) Hill

No.

37

37

37

a) Reserved Forest

KM

b) Protected Forest

KM

c) Social Forest

KM

Mtr.

350

600

600 (in 2 spans)

Approx. No. of APs

Forest stretches involved

River Crossing
a) Major
b) Minor / Canal crossings
i) width

Power line crossings

1) 132 kv D/C

No.

2) 400 KV D/C

No.

Preliminary survey
Preliminary survey is conducted of the route
selected after walk over survey.

Point to be kept in mind:

No infringement to other line entering the
S/S
Selection of angle points
Angle of Deviation

Preliminary Survey

Alignment on the toposheet

Angle point with sectional length
Approach road including rail facility
Office/store location
Communication facility
Offices of forest, electricity office, railway etc.
Availability of workers
Season of working
Water/construction material source for
Railway crossing/ enumeration of trees
Soil resistivity/ sub soil water level
Provisional calculation of Bill of material for bidding and
planning purpose.

Detailed survey

Fixing of final Alignment

Fixing of Angles of deviation
Fixing of Angle Points
Fixing of Direction Points
Measuring of distance between Angle Points
Levels at every 30 M interval or where there is level
difference of 30 Cm
Profiling

DETAILED SURVEY LINE PROFILES

Graphical representation
Scale
X-axis
1 Cm =
Y-axis
1 Cm =

20 M
2M

Plot Plan of Alignment of Line from AP to AP

Plot Distances
Plotting of route 50 meter both side and marking of
landmarks, permanent structure, temple, mosque, community
centre etc. up to 500 meter.
Plot Levels with respect to distance

DETAILED SURVEY LINE PROFILES

Indicate all Power Lines crossings: LT to 765 kV

Indicate all P & T Lines crossings

Indicate all Railway crossings

Indicate all River crossings
Indicate all Roads: Cart Tracks to National Highways
Indicate all Villages

TOPO MAP
Sending end
SS
AP
1
AP
2

AP
3

Bee
Line

AP
4

Receiving end
SS