Government Takes Measures to Prevent Damage to Underground Utilities During Telecom Cable Laying
Government Takes Measures to Prevent Damage to Underground Utilities During Telecom Cable Laying
Union Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia, informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply today that the Government has implemented several measures to prevent damage to drinking water pipelines and other underground utilities during the laying of telecommunications infrastructure.
As per information available on the Call Before u Dig (CBuD) platform, certain complaints have been raised by telecom operators regarding unreported excavations. However, no complaints have been lodged on the platform by the agency responsible for drinking water supply regarding any damage to drinking water pipelines (during the laying of telecom cables in the Ferozepur, Guru Har Sahai, Fazilka, Malout, Abohar and Sri Muktsar Sahib areas of Punjab).
The Union Minister highlighted that the Government has already taken several measures to prevent damage to drinking water pipelines and other underground utilities, including the following:
(LS-STARRED QUESTION NO. 263; 11-03-2026)
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- The Telecommunication (Right of Way) Rules, 2024 (“RoW Rules”) have been made under the Telecommunications Act, 2023 to enable public entities to specify their terms and conditions at the time of grant of right of way permissions and to provide for safeguards for undertaking telecommunication infrastructure deployment works.