Lok Sabha Question No. 2799 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Mobile Towers in Maharashtra
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Hemant Patil, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2799 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  MARCH, 2020

## MOBILE TOWERS IN MAHARASHTRA

## 2799.   DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL: SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL: SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of mobile towers sanctioned to be set up in Maharashtra during each of the last three years;
- (b) the number and details of mobile towers out of these set up so far, location-wise;
- (c) the  number  of  mobile  towers  which  have  not  been  set  up  so  far,  location-wise  along  with  the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether responsibility has been fixed by the Government and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to expedite the setting up of remaining mobile towers?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

(a) to (e) Following  Universal  Service  Obligation  Fund  (USOF)  supported  schemes  have  been provisioned for providing mobile connectivity to the uncovered areas of Maharashtra state:

- (i) Under  Left  Wing  Extremism  (LWE)  Phase-I  scheme,  provision  of  mobile  connectivity  at  65 tower locations in LWE affected areas in the State of Maharashtra has been implemented. A list is enclosed as Annexure-I .
- (ii) Under LWE Phase-II scheme, tender for provisioning of 2G+4G based mobile services in LWE affected  states  has  been  floated  on  04.11.2019  at  2217  mobile  tower  locations  including  125 mobile tower locations in Maharashtra, a list of which is enclosed as Annexure-II . The targeted completion time of project is 18 months from the date of signing of the agreement with successful bidder.

However,  as  on  05.03.2020  there  are  62858  number  of  mobile  towers  and  about  2.38  Lakhs number  of  Base  Transceiver  Stations  (BTSs)in  the  state  of  Maharashtra  including  Mumbai  License Service Area.  Further, new Mobile Towers/ BTSs are installed by Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) on continuous basis to improve coverage and/or capacity of their networks based on their techno-commercial requirements.

Annexure referred to in reply of paras (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2799 to be answered on 11 th  March, 2020 raised by Hon'ble Members of Parliament Dr. Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhe  Patil,  Shri  Hemant  Sriram  Patil,  Shri  Unmesh  Bhaiyyasaheb  Patil,  Shri  Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane And Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde regarding 'Mobile Towers in Maharashtra '

## District-wise list of Mobile Towers set up in the State of Maharashtra under LWE Phase-I Scheme

|   S.No. | Name of District   | Mobile Tower Location     |
|---------|--------------------|---------------------------|
|       1 | Chandrapur         | Patan SPS Patan           |
|       2 | Chandrapur         | Pittiguda SPS Pittiguda   |
|       3 | Chandrapur         | Umarkhed PC Wani          |
|       4 | Chandrapur         | UmriPatdar SPS UmriPatdar |
|       5 | Chandrapur         | Bhari SPS Bhari           |
|       6 | Chandrapur         | SPS Lathi                 |
|       7 | Gadchiroli         | Bhadgaon                  |
|       8 | Gadchiroli         | Bolepalli                 |
|       9 | Gadchiroli         | Damrancha                 |
|      10 | Gadchiroli         | Dechalipetha              |
|      11 | Gadchiroli         | Dhodraj                   |
|      12 | Gadchiroli         | Wardham                   |
|      13 | Gadchiroli         | GattaFulbodi              |
|      14 | Gadchiroli         | GattaJambhiya             |
|      15 | Gadchiroli         | Godalwahi                 |
|      16 | Gadchiroli         | Gyarapatti                |
|      17 | Gadchiroli         | Halewara                  |
|      18 | Gadchiroli         | Hedri                     |
|      19 | Gadchiroli         | Jarawandi                 |
|      20 | Gadchiroli         | Karwafa                   |
|      21 | Gadchiroli         | Kasansur                  |
|      22 | Gadchiroli         | Kotgal                    |
|      23 | Gadchiroli         | Kothi                     |
|      24 | Gadchiroli         | Kotmi                     |
|      25 | Gadchiroli         | Laheri                    |
|      26 | Gadchiroli         | Charbhatti                |
|      27 | Gadchiroli         | Marpalli                  |
|      28 | Gadchiroli         | Maseli                    |
|      29 | Gadchiroli         | Amradhi                   |
|      30 | Gadchiroli         | Nargunda                  |
|      31 | Gadchiroli         | Pendhri                   |
|      32 | Gadchiroli         | Potegaon                  |
|      33 | Gadchiroli         | Purada                    |
|      34 | Gadchiroli         | Rajaram Khandla           |
|      35 | Gadchiroli         | Regadi                    |
|      36 | Gadchiroli         | Reguntha                  |

|   S.No. | Name of District   | Mobile Tower Location     |
|---------|--------------------|---------------------------|
|      37 | Gadchiroli         | Sawargaon                 |
|      38 | Gadchiroli         | Tadgaon                   |
|      39 | Gadchiroli         | Vyankatapur               |
|      40 | Gadchiroli         | YemliBurgi                |
|      41 | Gadchiroli         | Yerkad                    |
|      42 | Gadchiroli         | Zinganur                  |
|      43 | Gadchiroli         | Rompolli, Tehsil Sironcha |
|      44 | Gadchiroli         | Velgur, Tehsil Aheri      |
|      45 | Gadchiroli         | Mausam, Tehsil Aheri      |
|      46 | Gadchiroli         | Devalmari, Tehsil Aheri   |
|      47 | Gadchiroli         | Umanur, Tehsil Aheri      |
|      48 | Gadchiroli         | Rangi                     |
|      49 | Gondia             | Bijepar                   |
|      50 | Gondia             | Dawaki                    |
|      51 | Gondia             | DhabeTekdi                |
|      52 | Gondia             | Dhanori                   |
|      53 | Gondia             | Fukkimetha                |
|      54 | Gondia             | Bhamoli                   |
|      55 | Gondia             | Kalimati                  |
|      56 | Gondia             | Katurli                   |
|      57 | Gondia             | Latori                    |
|      58 | Gondia             | Lohara                    |
|      59 | Gondia             | Edmongdi                  |
|      60 | Gondia             | Mundipar                  |
|      61 | Gondia             | Pathari                   |
|      62 | Gondia             | Jamakudo                  |
|      63 | Gondia             | Sonekhari                 |
|      64 | Gondia             | Takli                     |
|      65 | Gondia             | Navneetpur                |

Annexure referred to in reply of paras (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2799 to be answered on 11 th  March, 2020 raised by Hon'ble Members of Parliament Dr. Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhe  Patil,  Shri  Hemant  Sriram  Patil,  Shri  Unmesh  Bhaiyyasaheb  Patil,  Shri  Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane And Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde regarding 'Mobile Towers In Maharashtra '

## District-wise  list  of  Mobile  Tower  Locations  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra  under  LWE  Phase-II Scheme

|   S.No. | Name of the District   | Name of Block   | Name of Gram Panchayat   | Name of Village       |
|---------|------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|       1 | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli        | Gurupalli                | Karrem                |
|       2 | Gadchiroli             | Mulchera        | Kothari                  | Mallera               |
|       3 | Gadchiroli             | Mulchera        | Govindpur                | Harinagar             |
|       4 | Gadchiroli             | Aheri           | Yeramnar                 | Kawatharam            |
|       5 | Gadchiroli             | Aheri           | Palle                    | Rapalle               |
|       6 | Gadchiroli             | Aheri           | Chinnawatra (WatraKh)    | Chinnawatra (WatraKh) |
|       7 | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli        | Yemali                   | Pindigudam            |
|       8 | Gadchiroli             | Aheri           | Krishtapur               | Mailaram              |
|       9 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Aerwada                  | Arewada Tola          |
|      10 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Nelgunda                 | Bhatpar               |
|      11 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Mannerajaram             | Bamanpalli            |
|      12 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Erakdumme                | Chichoda              |
|      13 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Mannerajaram             | Palli                 |
|      14 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Palli                    | Jinjgoan              |
|      15 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Arewada                  | Kiyar (s)             |
|      16 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Mallampodur              | Kukkametha            |
|      17 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Madveli                  | Madveli               |
|      18 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Nelgunda                 | Nelgunda              |
|      19 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Mannerajaram             | Manne Rajaram         |
|      20 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Madveli                  | Marampalli            |
|      21 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Botanfundi               | Visamundi             |
|      22 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Mirgulwancha             | Pidmili               |
|      23 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Arewada                  | Ranipodur             |
|      24 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Tekala                   | Tekala                |
|      25 | Gadchiroli             | Bhamragad       | Yechali                  | Yechali S             |
|      26 | Gadchiroli             | Chamorshi       | Kuthegaon                | Chitekanhar           |
|      27 | Gadchiroli             | Chamorshi       | Pavimuranda              | Dhekani               |
|      28 | Gadchiroli             | Dhanora         | Kuthegaon                | Kuthegaon             |
|      29 | Gadchiroli             | Chamorshi       | Pavimuranda              | Lenguda               |
|      30 | Gadchiroli             | Chamorshi       | Murmuri                  | Murmuri               |
|      31 | Gadchiroli             | Chamorshi       | Yedanur                  | PandhariBhatal        |
|      32 | Gadchiroli             | Chamorshi       | Pavimuranda              | Pavimuranda           |
|      33 | Gadchiroli             | Chamorshi       | Yedanur                  | Ravanpalli            |
|      34 | Gadchiroli             | Chamorshi       | Yedanur                  | Yedanur               |
|      35 | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli        | WadsaKh                  | WadsaKh               |
|      36 | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli        | Kohka                    | Alenga                |
|      37 | Gadchiroli             | Dhanora         | Khamtala                 | Marma                 |
|      38 | Gadchiroli             | Dhanora         | Pendhari                 | Masanadi              |
|      39 | Gadchiroli             | Dhanora         | Mungner                  | Mungner               |
|      40 | Gadchiroli             | Dhanora         | Kondawahi                | Ghodezari             |
|      41 | Gadchiroli             | Dhanora         | Sawanga Bk.              | SawangaKh.            |

| S.No.   | Name of the District   | Name of Block     | Name of Gram Panchayat   | Name of Village    |
|---------|------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
| 42.     | Gadchiroli             | Dhanora           | Durgapur                 | Sambhalpur         |
| 43.     | Gadchiroli             | Dhanora           | Zadapapda                | Zadapapda          |
| 44.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | Udera                    | Aldandi (m)        |
| 45.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | Jambhiya                 | Adange (m)         |
| 46.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | Todsa                    | AlengaM            |
| 47.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | Sohgaon                  | Bhapada            |
| 48.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | Yemali                   | Bidri (s)          |
| 49.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | Burgi                    | Burgi (s)          |
| 50.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | Pursalgondi              | Surjagad           |
| 51.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | Wangeturi                | Dodhur (S)         |
| 52.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | WadsaKh                  | Morawahi           |
| 53.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | Pursalgondi              | Italnar            |
| 54.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | Geda                     | Geda               |
| 55.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | Ghotsur                  | Ghotsur            |
| 56.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | Gatta                    | Gilanguda          |
| 57.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | Jaweli B                 | Jaweli Bk (S)      |
| 58.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | Sohgaon                  | Kurumwada          |
| 59.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | Manewara                 | Manewara           |
| 60.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | Jaweli B                 | Mendhari           |
| 61.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | Jambiya                  | Modaske            |
| 62.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | Pursalgodi               | Parsalgondi        |
| 63.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | Kohka                    | Pendulwahi         |
| 64.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | Chokewada                | Reknar             |
| 65.     | Gadchiroli             | Etapalli          | Udera                    | Reknar S           |
| 66.     | Gadchiroli             | Dhanora           | Chichoda                 | Chichoda           |
| 67.     | Gadchiroli             | Dhanora           | Pustola                  | Pustola            |
| 68.     | Gadchiroli             | Korchi            | Pitesur                  | Alondi             |
| 69.     | Gadchiroli             | Korchi            | Armurkasa                | Armurkasa          |
| 70.     | Gadchiroli             | Korchi            | Nangpur                  | Bhatgaon           |
| 71.     | Gadchiroli             | Korchi            | Pitesur                  | Bhimankhoji        |
| 72.     | Gadchiroli             | Korchi            | Kotara                   | Kotara             |
| 73.     | Gadchiroli             | Korchi            | Navezari                 | Navezari           |
| 74.     | Gadchiroli             | Korchi            | Nangpur                  | Gajegaon           |
| 75.     | Gadchiroli             | Korchi            | Sonpur                   | Godari             |
| 76.     | Gadchiroli             | Korchi            | Kohka                    | Kohka              |
| 77.     | Gadchiroli             | Korchi            | Bogatola                 | Bogatola           |
| 78.     | Gadchiroli             | Korchi            | Nangpur                  | Nangpur            |
| 79.     | Gadchiroli             | Korchi            | Pitesur                  | Pitesur            |
| 80.     | Gadchiroli             | Korchi            | Murkuti                  | Mayalghat          |
| 81.     | Gadchiroli             | Korchi            | Navezari                 | Ambekhari          |
| 82.     | Gadchiroli             | Korchi            | Jambhali                 | Sonpur             |
| 83.     | Gadchiroli             | Korchi            | Armurkasa                | Wako               |
| 84.     | Gadchiroli             | Kurkheda          | Khobramendha             | Khobramendha       |
| 85.     | Gadchiroli             | Mulchera          | Vengnur                  | Vengnur            |
| 86.     | Gadchiroli             | Sironcha          | Bejurpalli               | Bejurplli          |
| 87.     | Gadchiroli             | Sironcha          | Madaram (Ryt.)           | Borampalli Mal     |
| 88.     | Gadchiroli             | Sironcha          | Zinganur                 | Mangigudam         |
| 89. 90. | Gadchiroli Gadchiroli  | Sironcha Sironcha | Kopela Garkapetha        | Kopela Kotha Patch |
| 91.     | Gadchiroli             | Sironcha          | Kotapalli                | Kotappalli         |
|         |                        |                   |                          | Mal                |

|   S.No. | Name of the District   | Name of Block   | Name of Gram Panchayat   | Name of Village             |
|---------|------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|      92 | Gadchiroli             | Sironcha        | Medaram Mal              | Marrigudam                  |
|      93 | Gadchiroli             | Sironcha        | Pentipaka                | Mrudukrishnapur             |
|      94 | Gadchiroli             | Sironcha        | Tekadamotala             | MuttapurChak                |
|      95 | Gadchiroli             | Sironcha        | Garkapetha               | Raipetha Mal                |
|      96 | Gadchiroli             | Sironcha        | Sirkonda                 | Sirkonda Mal                |
|      97 | Gadchiroli             | Sironcha        | Somanpalli               | Somanpalli Mal              |
|      98 | Gadchiroli             | Sironcha        | Medaram Mal              | Tigalgudam                  |
|      99 | Gadchiroli             | Sironcha        | Garkapetha               | Viyamapalli                 |
|     100 | Gadchiroli             | Sironcha        | Zinganur                 | Waddeli Ry                  |
|     101 | Gondia                 | Deori           | Mhaisuli                 | Bonde                       |
|     102 | Gondia                 | Deori           | Uchepur                  | Dasrutola                   |
|     103 | Gondia                 | Deori           | Mangardoh                | Mangardoh                   |
|     104 | Gondia                 | Deori           | Mehtakheda               | Mehtakheda                  |
|     105 | Gondia                 | Deori           | Sukli                    | Sukli                       |
|     106 | Gondia                 | Salekasa        | Darrekasa                | Murkutdoh                   |
|     107 | Gondia                 | Salekasa        | Darrekasa                | Tekatola/Dandari            |
|     108 | Gondia                 | Salekasa        | Toyagondi                | Kopalgad                    |
|     109 | Gondia                 | Salekasa        | Toyagondi                | Chandsuraj                  |
|     110 | Gondia                 | Salekasa        | Toyagondi                | Bewartola                   |
|     111 | Gondia                 | Salekasa        | Pandharwani              | Shivpahadi Mandir/ Maramjob |
|     112 | Gondia                 | Salekasa        | Managarh                 | Pathratola                  |
|     113 | Gondia                 | Deori           | Mhaisuli                 | Mhaisuli                    |
|     114 | Gondia                 | Deori           | Murmadi                  | Murmadi                     |
|     115 | Gondia                 | Deori           | Piparkhari               | Piparkhari                  |
|     116 | Gondia                 | Arjuni/Mor      | Kohalgaon                | Tembhrunnala                |
|     117 | Gondia                 | Arjuni/Mor      | Tukumnarayan             | Umarpayali                  |
|     118 | Gondia                 | Arjuni/Mor      | Yerandi/Darre            | Yerandi/Darro               |
|     119 | Gondia                 | Salekasa        | Managarh                 | Markakhanda                 |
|     120 | Gondia                 | Salekasa        | Purada                   | Idukchuha                   |
|     121 | Gondia                 | Salekasa        | Toyagondi                | TulmuliChawki               |
|     122 | Gondia                 | Deori           | Mispirri                 | Dhamditola                  |
|     123 | Chandrapur             | Jiwati          | Bhari                    | Bhari                       |
|     124 | Chandrapur             | Rajura          | Rajura MCL               | Rajura                      |
|     125 | Chandrapur             | Parmdoli        | Parmdoli                 | Parmdoli                    |

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