(a) whether theft of telephone wires is taking place in Delhi and other parts of the country;
(b) if so, the number of such cases noticed during the last six months, State-wise; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to check such theft?
(a) whether theft of telephone wires is taking place in Delhi and other parts of the country;
(b) if so, the number of such cases noticed during the last six months, State-wise; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to check such theft?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI TAPAN SIKDAR)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) Number of theft cases during the last six months are as follows:-
Name of circle/state Number of cases Name of circle/state Number of cases
1. Andaman & Nicobar NIL 17. Manipur NIL 2. Andhra Pradesh 25 18. Meghalaya 11 3. Arunachal Pradesh NIL 19. Mizoram NIL 4. Assam 5 20. Nagaland 11 5. Bihar NIL 21. Orissa 32 6. Chattisgarh 11 22. Pondichery NIL 7. Goa NIL 23. Punjab 16 8. Gujarat 22 24. Rajasthan 138 9. Haryana 73 25. Sikkim NIL 10.Himachal Pradesh 20 26. Tamilnadu 39 11.Jammu & Kashmir NIL 27. Tripura 14 12.Jharkhand NIL 28. Uttar Pradesh 20 13.Karnataka 19 29. Uttaranchal NIL 14.Kerala NIL 30. West Bengal 55 15.Madhya Pradesh 15 31. Chennai NIL 16.Maharashtra 10 32. Delhi 64(c) The following steps have been taken by the Government as remedial measures:-
- In every case of theft FIRs have been lodged with the Police - Regular review meeting are being held with Police authorities. - Night patrolling of sensitive cable routes has been intensified. - In vulnerable locations, concreting, protection by GI pipes etc. are being undertaken.