Nov 6 – State Electricity Department has issued a circular to all the concerned officials asking them to route all applications for electricity connections applied under Goa Public Health Act,through them for obtaining Government approval in the matter. The applications shall be accompanied with a site inspection report covering the technical aspects, with a confirmation whether the premises are inhabited or occupied by the applicant, duly signed by the concerned Junior Engineer, certified by the concerned Assistant Engineer and forwarded with comments by the concerned Executive Engineer, the circular issued by Chief Electrical Engineer Stephen Fernandes adds. CM Pramod Sawant had asserted yesterday that no electricity and water connections will be granted to illegal construction in compliance with a directive issued by the High Court in this regards.
