India News | Delhi Assembly Discusses Issue of Dangling Power Lines, Cable

New Delhi, Dec 18 (PTI) The Delhi Assembly on Monday discussed the issue of dangling power lines and the mesh of cable TV and broadband wires in residential areas.

Also Read | Google Has Suspended 2,500 Fraudulent Loan Apps From Its Play Store: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

The two-day Winter Session was adjourned sine die after the House took up the business listed for the day.

Participating in the debate, Power minister Atishi said a policy was being framed by her department and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to check the menace of power line and other wires dangling in residential colonies, roads and streets.

Also Read | Donate for Desh Campaign: Rahul Gandhi Urges People To Become Part of Crowdfunding Campaign.

The minister said that the problem of unwanted wires hanging from poles was more prevalent in unauthorised colonies and slums where cables have been laid using the existing infrastructure for power supply.

She said 80 percent of such wires were useless due to disconnection or breakage.

The minister said that anyone using electric poles is supposed to pay fee to the agency concerned and the MCD is responsible for removing unwanted wires.

During the debate, the MLAs said the unwanted dangling wire on poles and other places also cause outages and incidents of fire.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)