RAMANATHAPURAM district will soon find its place among the districts in Tamil Nadu, which generate power through windmills. Experts from Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) have conducted a survey along the coast of Rameswaram and Dhanuskodi during the past two years. They have installed wind monitors in three locations to calculate the velocity of wind. Following the assessment of the velocity of the winds along the coastal areas, the TNEB has decided to erect some windmill towers between Rameswaram and Dhanuskodi for power generation. The wind energy unit of the TNEB in Tirunelveli district which conducted the study in Ramanathapuram coast has submitted its report to the government about the viability of setting up windmills along the coast. Presently 206 , mega watt of power is being generated by six power plants, including the TNEB plant at Vazhuthur, as against its optimum capacity of 321 mw, due to a problem in availability of natural gas. A TNEB official said technical experts were satisfied with the velocity of wind in the area. However, the government would have to decide whether private undertakings, TNEB or both can jointly execute the project, he added. District Collector R Kirlosh Kumar told Express that the study for establishing windmills in Rameswaram Island had been completed and around 70 acres of government land would be transferred to TNEB for the erection of windmills.