Orissa HC Chief Justice Inaugurates BBT System in Court Premises

Cuttack: Orissa High Court Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar today inaugurated the Busbar Trunking (BBT) System in the High Court premises through virtual mode.

The BBT System and Electrical Control Room of the High Court have been inaugurated by the Chief Justice in presence of Justice C.R. Dash, Chairman, Building Committee of the Court and Justice Pramath Patnaik, Judge, High Court of Orissa, Member, Building Committee of the Court and other Judges of the Court through video conferencing.

Further Ashok Kumar Parija, Advocate General, Odisha, Senior Advocate, Jagabandhu Sahoo, President, Orissa High Court Bar Association, Dr. Kishan Kumar, Secretary, Works Department, the Engineer-in-Chief (Buildings), Government of Odisha and the Members of the Registry were present in the inaugural function through virtual mode.

The Chief Justice with a vision to modernize and update the pre-existing Sub-optimal electrical system to a Systematic and efficient cabling system adopted the technology of Busbar Trunking System, the Works Department executed and implemented the Project in the record time without disruption of the Court works.

The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Works Department, Odisha, the E.I.C (Buildings) including other key officials, the whole process of procurement and installation of Busbar Trunking System in the High Court of Orissa could be completed within the time span of 33 days with required safety protocols and zero causality and the system was charged ultimately on 21.03.2021 successfully.

The old electrical systems and wirings of High Court building were not only suboptimal and inefficient but also posed fire and safety hazard. The cable laying was haphazard and unsystematic. Therefore, with a vision to streamline/ organize the existing cabling system and to replace it with a newer technology, a meeting was held on 09.02.2021 under the chairmanship of Chief Justice of India in presence of officials of Works Department, Odisha.