The Indian Express 03.04.2013
New mobile tower rules in PMC’s revised Development Plan
With more towers for mobile phones coming up in the city, the Pune
Municipal Corporation (PMC) administration has for the first time
included norms for setting up the towers. The move is part of
development control (DC) rules under the revised Development Plan (DP)
for old areas of the city.
“The decision to include norms for mobile towers was taken as a
lot of issues, mainly related to health, were raised. There was a need
to have common norms. They are being included in the DC rules,” said a
civic officer.
The norms for setting up towers are in accordance with policies laid down by the central and state governments, he said.
As per the DC rules, validity for new and existing proposals of
towers shall not exceed three years. Proposals for installation of
towers on buildings should be accompanied by a structural stability
report from an approved structural designer who should state that the
building is structurally perfectly and safe to bear the load of the
tower, in case of new proposals. if a tower has already been installed, a
structural designer shall confirm whether the building is structurally
safe to bear the load. The report by the structural designer has to
specify the centre of gravity and design of the base of the tower.
The proposal shall be accompanied by an agreement on stamp paper
of a requisite amount signed by the owner of the building or in the
housing society where the tower is proposed. The tower location shall be
selected after ensuring no danger of any kind would be caused within an
area around the tower of a radius of at least 1.5 times the height of
the tower. The tower should have a lighting guard system and enough red
lamps to warn of danger.
Permission would be granted after documents are submitted. The documents
include the structural stability certificate from a licenced structural
designer, NoC from house owner or housing society, copy of approved
building plan, NoC from all residents of the apartments in the building
and NoCs of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), if required.
