Hyderabad, Jan. 29 -- Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TGSPDCL), in a massive crackdown on illegal constructions, issued show-cause notices to approximately 60 engineers for authorising electricity connections to buildings that did not have compulsory occupancy certificates (OCs) from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) or for not managing to detect forged and fake OCs.

According to a Times of India report, the company's action is one of the most severe internal checks in recent times. The discom has further increased its inspection into applications for new connections. Officials reportedly found around 400 to 500 buildings and separate individual floors without the required civic permits and thus re...