After 4 years, BMC issues notice to the owner of the building
MUMBAI: The civic body has issued a notice to the owner of a building in
Vile Parle where a mobile tower was installed four years ago. Residents
of Hina Kunj building claim there has been a rise in cancer cases after
the tower came up on the Reliance Energy Collection Centre in the
vicinity. whose clinic is located in Hina Kunj, on condition of
anonymity.
VIDYA SUBRAMANIAN/HT The mobile tower on Reliance centre, close to Hina Kunj building.
BMC’S PROPOSED POLICY
HEALTH RISKS
A civic official from the building and factory department of the
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s K-West ward office, said, “Taking
note of the complaints from residents, we have issued a notice to the
owner of the building. We have given him 15 days to either remove the
tower or furnish documents establishing its legality.”
Ameet Satam, local Bharatiya Janata Party corporator, who has been
pursuing the issue with the civic authorities, said that action should
be taken in accordance with the provisions of the proposed policy of the
BMC on the installation of mobile towers. “Though the policy is not yet
finalised, the draft provisions state that there can be no towers near
schools and orphanages. As both exist in the vicinity, the tower will
have to be removed,” said Satam.
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