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Vindhyachal is a town in Mirzapur District of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The city is a Hindu pilgrimage site, where according to mythology a part of Sati (an avatar of Durga) fell. The river Ganges flows through this city. Mirzapur Railway station Mirzapur is a city in the heart of North India, almost exactly halfway between Delhi and Calcutta, and also equidistant from Allahabad and Varanasi. ... Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش), also popularly known by its acronym UP, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Union of India. ... A Hindu (also spelt Hindoo) is an adherent of philosophies and scriptures of Hindu religion. ... Pilgrim at Mecca A pilgrimage is a term primarily used in religion and spirituality of a long journey or search of great moral significance. ... ... The 10 avatars of Lord Vishnu In Hinduism, an avatar or avatara (Sanskrit अवतार), is the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of an Immortal Being, or of the Ultimate Supreme Being. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Early morning on the Ganges The River Ganges (Ganga in Indian languages) (Devanagiri गंगा) is a major river in northern India. ...


HVDC-back-to-back station

Since 1989 there is a HVDC-back-to-back station with a maximum transmission power of 500 megawatts and an operating voltage of 176 kV. The HVDC-back-to-back station at Vindhyachal is used for the interconnection of the power grids of East and Central India. The equipment was built by ABB Group. HVDC or high-voltage, direct current electric power transmission systems contrast with the more common alternating-current systems as a means for the bulk transmission of electrical power. ... Transmission towers Transmission lines in Lund, Sweden Electric power transmission, or more accurately Electrical energy transmission, is the second process in the delivery of electricity to consumers. ... Asea Brown Boveri, or ABB, is a multinational corporation operating mainly in the energy and automation business areas. ...

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  • http://www.transmission.bpa.gov/cigresc14/Compendium/VINDHYA.htm
  • http://www.transmission.bpa.gov/cigresc14/Compendium/Vindhya%20Pictures.pdf

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Dhar - District of Madhya Pradesh - District Geography (1817 words)
They are the Malwa in the north, the Vindhyachal range in central zone and the Narmada valley along the southern boundary.
The great Vindhyachal range extends generally from west to east and scarps at most of its length towards the south.
In the eastern and central parts of the Vindhyachal in Dhar the main hill range is continuous but in the west it is dissected by deep channels of the rivulets.
Vindhyachal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (112 words)
Vindhyachal is a town in Mirzapur District of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India.
The city is a Hindu pilgrimage site, where according to mythology a part of Sati (an avatar of Durga) fell.
The HVDC-back-to-back station at Vindhyachal is used for the interconnection of the power grids of East and Central India.
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