Mobile Phone services in the city were hit after Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) sealed 46 mobile towers on Saturday. Additional Deputy Commissioner Ajay Ramteke said, teams, under guidance of Assistant Commissioners of respective zones, took action against illegal mobile towers as per High Court’s directions on a PIL filed by Jamal Siddique. NMC took the action under Sections 53 and 54 of the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act.
Nagpur Municipal Corporation team also sealed control room of a mobile tower. Town Planning Deptt, Electrical Deptt. Staff assisted Nagpur Municipal Corporation team. NMC issued notice after sealing control units, and deployed security guards. Nagpur Municipal Corporation sealed mobile towers at Pratap Nagar, Humpyard Rd, Ambazari Rd, Sai Temple, Laxmi Nagar, Bhande Plot, Ashirwad Nagar, New Nandanvan, Chitnavispura, Honey Archana Apartment, Sakkardara and other places. The drive will continue on Tuesday. Mobile cos. May take temporary permission after paying fine to resume services, and apply for permanent permission. Payment of Property Tax doesn’t make towers legal, Ramteke said and added that Reliance and BSNL have applied for regularization of towers. Nagpur Municipal Corporation took action on Airtel, Bharti Cellular, Hutch/Vodafone and Idea Cellular and Tata Indicom Cellular. Zone-wise towers that were affected are: Laxminagar, Hanuman Nagar, Dhantoli, Nehru Nagar, Lakadganj, Ashi Nagar, Mangalwari (5 each); Dharampeth (2); Gandhibagh (6); Satranjipura (3).
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