Lok Sabha Question No. 4591 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Towers on Vacant Land
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: KAUSHAL KISHORE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4591 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH   DECEMBER, 2016

## TOWERS ON VACANT LAND

- †4591. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE: Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state: (a) whether BSNL has set up mobile towers on the vacant plots on rents in the residential colonies violating the norms in some States including Uttar Pradesh; (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (c) the action taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (c) Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam Limited  (BSNL)  has set up  1631  (494 in Uttar Pradesh  -  West  Telecom  Circle  and  1137  in  Uttar  Pradesh  -  East  Circle)  mobile towers on the vacant plots on rent in residential areas.  In other states, 11898 mobile towers have been set up on the vacant plots on rent in residential areas.  The details of which are at Annexure-I. BSNL  is strictly adhereing to laid down  guidelines/norms/standards for installation of mobile towers and no violation has been reported.

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## Annexure-I

## State/Circle wise details of BSNL Towers on the vacant plots on rent in Residential colonies

| S.No   | Name of Circle       |   No. of Mobile Towers |
|--------|----------------------|------------------------|
| 1      | ANDHRA PRADESH       |                      0 |
| 2      | ANDMAN & NICOBAR     |                     17 |
| 3      | ASSAM                |                    417 |
| 4      | BIHAR                |                      0 |
| 5      | CHENNAI TD           |                    362 |
| 6      | CHHATTISGARH         |                    139 |
| 7      | GUJARAT              |                     50 |
| 8      | HARYANA              |                    327 |
| 9      | HIMACHAL PRADESH     |                     21 |
| 10     | JAMMU & KASHMIR      |                     40 |
| 11     | JHARKHAND            |                     16 |
| 12     | KARNATAKA            |                   1071 |
| 13     | KERALA               |                   2333 |
| 14     | KOLKATTA TD          |                    160 |
| 15     | MADHYA PRADESH       |                   1033 |
| 16     | MAHARASHTRA          |                   1296 |
| 17     | NORTH EAST I         |                    200 |
| 18     | NORTH EAST II        |                      0 |
| 19     | ODISHA               |                    490 |
| 20     | PUNJAB               |                    550 |
| 21     | RAJASTHAN            |                    248 |
| 22     | TAMIL NADU           |                    863 |
| 23     | UTTAR PRADESH (EAST) |                   1137 |
| 24     | UTTAR PRADESH (WEST) |                    494 |
| 25     | UTTARAKHAND          |                    320 |
| 26     | WEST BENGAL          |                   1945 |
|        | TOTAL BSNL:          |                  13529 |

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