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In a major crackdown on illegal mobile towers, the building permission
department of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) disconnected power
supply to four towers set up on the premises of Al Ameen Co-operative
Housing Society in Gultekdi.
The society members had demanded the towers, that were erected four
years ago on the row houses, be dismantled as they were posing a risk
to their health.
An RTI query filed by Dr Arif Memon, a resident of the society, had
revealed the cellphone companies had not taken the PMC’s permission
and all the towers were unauthorised.
The members had claimed the radiation emitted by these towers had
adverse effects on their health, including severe headache, sleep
disturbance, constant body pain, memory problems and joint pains.
Following strong opposition from the society members, the PMC had
appointed a third party agency to conduct a survey of illegal mobile
towers in the city.
The residents had also blamed the chairman of their society for issuing
a No Objection Certificate to erect the towers.
Rajendra Raut, executive engineer of the building permission department,
said, “We had sent several notices to the companies to dismantle the
towers but they did not respond. Finally, we cut the power supply on
December 1 since we don’t have the expertise to dismount cellphone
towers. We have also informed the Maharshtra State Electrical Distribution Company (MSEDCL) officials.”
Hailing the civic body’s move, Memon said, “We pursued the matter
relentlessly for the last nine months with the civic officials because we
were concerned about the health of residents, especially children. We
had requested the PMC to demolish all the towers because they are
illegal.”
PMC cuts power to four mobile towers
Residents of Al Ameen Co-operative Housing Society in Gultekdi wanted illegal towers dismantled, as they were posing a risk to their health
Posted On Thursday, December 13, 2012
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| One of the towers built on the premises of Al Ameen Co-operative Housing Society |
department of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) disconnected power
supply to four towers set up on the premises of Al Ameen Co-operative
Housing Society in Gultekdi.
The society members had demanded the towers, that were erected four
years ago on the row houses, be dismantled as they were posing a risk
to their health.
An RTI query filed by Dr Arif Memon, a resident of the society, had
revealed the cellphone companies had not taken the PMC’s permission
and all the towers were unauthorised.
The members had claimed the radiation emitted by these towers had
adverse effects on their health, including severe headache, sleep
disturbance, constant body pain, memory problems and joint pains.
Following strong opposition from the society members, the PMC had
appointed a third party agency to conduct a survey of illegal mobile
towers in the city.
The residents had also blamed the chairman of their society for issuing
a No Objection Certificate to erect the towers.
Rajendra Raut, executive engineer of the building permission department,
said, “We had sent several notices to the companies to dismantle the
towers but they did not respond. Finally, we cut the power supply on
December 1 since we don’t have the expertise to dismount cellphone
towers. We have also informed the Maharshtra State Electrical Distribution Company (MSEDCL) officials.”
Hailing the civic body’s move, Memon said, “We pursued the matter
relentlessly for the last nine months with the civic officials because we
were concerned about the health of residents, especially children. We
had requested the PMC to demolish all the towers because they are
illegal.”
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