Key Points to Ponder:
- What’s the ongoing story-
- Encroachment in the national capital is nothing new. But Delhi’s three discoms are now facing a new problem — residents have been extending their houses around electricity poles or using concrete power poles as support pillars.
- The rules of Central Electricity Authority (CEA) , a statutory body that formulates plans on electricity systems for the government, state that houses should maintain a distance of 2.5-3.7 metres in height and 1.2-2 metres in width based on voltage levels from an electricity pole.
- What is Encroachment?
- What is urban encroachment?
- What is encroachment under IPC?
- To remove illegal Encroachments: What’s the procedure for doing so?
- What are the main problems in areas?
- What do you understand by “Concretisation”?
‘Concretisation’ a by-product of urbanisation which has almost engulfed major cities in India-know it’s impact?
