MCG to seal 298 ‘hazardous’ mobile
towers near houses
TNN | Jan 7, 2012, 02.04AM IST
GURGAON: In a bizarre move,
the Municipal
Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has decided toseal all the mobile towers in
its jurisdiction with immediate effect, citing health hazards.
This move is seen affecting mobile
services particularly in the old city. While it's not clear what the health
hazards caused by mobile towers are, this decision was taken unanimously during
Friday's House meeting. There are a total of 502 mobile towers in the city out
of which 298 are under the MCG's jurisdiction.
The MCG wants the mobile operators
to relocate these towers from residential areas tocommercial
locations. "It's a well known fact that the radiation from
these towers causes deadly diseases like cancer and we want to
ensure the safety of our residents. There are hundreds of mobile towers in
residential areas and in case somebody gets affected by this radiation
everybody will blame us for it," said mayor Vimal Yadav.
According to Yadav, mobile
operators have to pay Rs 2.5 lakh per tower annually to the municipality, but
they have not done so in the past three years.
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