(a) whether encroachments are being made on the land of the department of telecommunication in the capital as well as other states;
(b) if so, the number of cases that has come to the notice of the Government during the last three years and till date;
(c) the time likely to be taken to remove them; and
(d) the measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to prevent such encroachments?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DR. SHAKEEL AHMAD)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) 38 cases.
(c) Since removal of encroachment involves coordination with various local bodies including Police machinery and involvement of judiciary, it is difficult to project the time frame.
(d) The following measures are taken to prevent encroachments: -
(i) Boundary wall/barbed wire fencing/chain linked fencing around the plots.
(ii) Regular inspections.