Even as there is growing concern among Mumbaikars over electromagnetic (EM) radiation from cellphone towers, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has gone slow in giving clearance for new towers.
An estimated 1,000 applications for new towers are pending with the BMC, while around 1,800 towers have been declared illegal. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) is planning a meeting with the chief engineer of the BMC’s Development Planning and Building Proposal department to gauge reasons for the delay and resolve them. “Not having mobile towers cannot be a solution.
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/municipal-corporation
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