Business Line 21.03.2013
Govt orders removal of illegal mobile towers in Patna
Patna, Mar 20:
The Bihar government on Wednesday ordered removal of
784 communication towers of different mobile companies located within
the 100 metre radius of residential, hospital and school areas in the
state capital.
In reply to a question of BJP’s
Baidyanath Prasad in the Legislative Council, Urban Development Minister
Prem Kumar said he has given directives to Commissioner of Patna
Municipal Corporation to remove all 784 mobile towers from four circles
of the state capital as they are health hazards.
The
minister further said the large number of mobile towers are not
registered under Bihar Communication Towers and Related Structures Rules
2012 and are illegally functioning in the residential areas.
The minister warned that those failing to get registered by the communication rules would be dealt with severely.
