The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued Draft Central Electricity Authority Regulations, 2023. According to draft all electric lines of 33 kV and below passing through the _______ Area will be undergrounded.

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This question was previously asked in

UPSSSC Junior Assistant Official Paper (Held- On 27 August 2023)

Answer 1

The correct answer is The Great Indian Bustard (Son Chiraiya).

Key Points

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued Draft Central Electricity Authority (Construction of Electric Lines in Great Indian Bustard Area) Regulations, 2023.
According to the regulations, all electric lines of 33 kV and below passing through the ‘Great Indian Bustard Area’ will be underground.
On the other hand, the lines above 33KV will be overhead lines installed with bird flight diverters.
The regulations were issued on February 1 and came in light of a case in the Supreme Court on the issue of threat to the endangered Great Indian Bustards.
The petitioners in the Supreme Court case have objected to the regulations, saying they are in direct violation of the court’s directives and a threat to the endangered species.