Noida Authority to shift 300 mobile towers
NOIDA: The Noida Authority has decided to relocate over 300 mobile towers away from densely populated areas in the city, in a bid to reduce the alleged health risks of exposure to radiation from these towers.
This was decided by top authority officials at a meeting on Wednesday. The move may hit mobile connectivity as more than half of the total 572 towers in Noida are slated to be moved. Officials said the decision was in line with an Allahabad high court order in January last year, in which installation of new towers was prohibited in residential areas . The court had also asked for an assessment to determine the harm caused by mobile towers on human health.
"Towers located in densely populated areas would be moved to safer sites," said P K Agarwal, Noida ACEO. The Authority has also turned its attention towards cell towers on hospitals, schools and nursing homes.
Following the court's order last year, the Greater Noida Authority had relocated many towers to green belts. Officials said in Noida, too, such sites would be identified. The towers would be shifted in a phased manner once the Authority prepares a survey report to finalize a process which would cause minimal interruptions in mobile services.
The authority is also likely to compete formulating a 'mobile-tower policy' for the city within the next 10 days with guidelines regarding permissions to be taken from the Authority for setting up towers.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-05/noida/40391099_1_cell-towers-new-towers-residential-areas
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