Major Cable theft at Kalyan/Ulhasnagar: -SNEA MH

 Major Cable theft at Kalyan/Ulhasnagar:  BSNL Landline services are severely affected since last two days in the commercially important cities of Kalyan and Ulhasnagar  due to major Cable Theft activity took place on the night of  8^th Feb 2011 in which Underground cables of size 1200 pr and 800 pr which were laid and buried underground with about 1mtr depth have been systematically and in planned way taken  out with help of all tools and manpower, made cut on working cables and stole away about 5 Mtrs pieces of 7 primaryhigher size cables at Ulhasnagar, just within 100 mtrs away from Main Telephone Exchange,Ulhasnagar-2, affecting More than 4000 Telephone numbers including many of Leased lines,Data ccts,ISDN lines etc and  paralyzing the   services of very-very important businesscenters,Banks,Court, Muncipal Corporation and many of Govt and private offices, similarly in the same fashion 4 primary cables of size 1200 pr have been stolen from the equally important  Rambaugh area of Kalyan, where also more than 3000 Telephone numbers of commercially and revenue point of view very important area of Kalyan become dead.


 BSNL has lost not only huge Revenue and incurring extra Expenditure on restoration operation but also suffered a great image loss of not providing uninterrupted services to commercially important customers,FIR has been lodged with concerned Police stations, News has been flashed on print and electronic media, where questions has been raised of safety and security of our national assets.


 This act of great Cable Theft/Robbery has stunned BSNL employees and customers as how to survive and grow with cut throat competition. All the members are  appealed to remain on high alert and be vigil to check such types of activities.