RANCHI: Almost 1000-odd base transceiver stations (BTS towers) better known as mobile towers, which can jeopardize several lives any time, have been illegally erected, said Ranchi Municipal Corporation officials. The civic body has already issued a public notice, through newspapers, to all such mobile tower operators urging them to comply with the norms. The RMC authorities will soon sit down for a meeting and decide upon the last date for the mobile operators to take necessary measures to comply with the RMC Building By-laws or else their mobile towers will be sealed or dismantled. The move will break down all mobile networks in Ranchi (because one tower is used by several operators) and affect thousands of lives across the state.
Deputy chief executive officer of RMC Gopalji Tiwari said, "RMC Building By-laws strictly say that mobile tower operators need to obtain no objection certificates (NOC) from the civic body before any of the towers are installed. But none of the existing mobile towers have taken NOC from RMC for the erection of their infrastructures." It may be noted that municipalities in Delhi, Pune, Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai and other cities have already launched similar drivers.
Most of the mobile towers are situated near hospitals, schools, colleges, playgrounds and other public places. RMC claims that none of the towers follow building structural safety norms and their structural safety is unchecked and uncertified. In case, the mobile towers collapse owing to rains or powerful winds, they may lead to serious casualties.
In a sample survey conducted some months ago, RMC had found gross violations of structural safety by these mobile towers. "A meeting of the operators from various companies was called and instructions issued. But only 35 of them have submitted their documents so far," said Tiwari.
It has been over three months since the public notice was released by the municipality. But the civic body has neither sealed the mobile towers nor dismantled them.
A deputy director general rank official in BSNL said on conditions of anonymity, "We do not have any instructions from our ministry to seek such NOC from the local municipality." BSNL has, however, submitted several documents to RMC which it has obtained from DOT. Private mobile operators could not be reached for comments.
Deputy chief executive officer of RMC Gopalji Tiwari said, "RMC Building By-laws strictly say that mobile tower operators need to obtain no objection certificates (NOC) from the civic body before any of the towers are installed. But none of the existing mobile towers have taken NOC from RMC for the erection of their infrastructures." It may be noted that municipalities in Delhi, Pune, Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai and other cities have already launched similar drivers.
Most of the mobile towers are situated near hospitals, schools, colleges, playgrounds and other public places. RMC claims that none of the towers follow building structural safety norms and their structural safety is unchecked and uncertified. In case, the mobile towers collapse owing to rains or powerful winds, they may lead to serious casualties.
In a sample survey conducted some months ago, RMC had found gross violations of structural safety by these mobile towers. "A meeting of the operators from various companies was called and instructions issued. But only 35 of them have submitted their documents so far," said Tiwari.
It has been over three months since the public notice was released by the municipality. But the civic body has neither sealed the mobile towers nor dismantled them.
A deputy director general rank official in BSNL said on conditions of anonymity, "We do not have any instructions from our ministry to seek such NOC from the local municipality." BSNL has, however, submitted several documents to RMC which it has obtained from DOT. Private mobile operators could not be reached for comments.
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