Tahir Mushtaq
JAMMU, May 24: To check impact of mobile towers on environment, the forest department of the state government is going to examine the affect of the towers on ecological balance.
Generally, the telecom service providers enter into agreement with land owners for erection of towers where they have to seek permission from the concerned departments like forests, Municipal Authorities and Deputy Commissioner of the concerned district besides other concern departments.
According to the official source, the forest department after a thorough examination by the experts provides the clearance to different mobile companies. It is accorded under J&K Forest (Conservation Act), 1997 if such towers are to be installed on forest land for providing communication facility to the public.
Similarly, the proposal of diversion in respect of protected areas of wildlife department are cleared by strictly following the procedures as per J&K, Forest Conservation Act 1997, J&K State and Wildlife Protection Act 2002 and as per the orders of Supreme Court.
Source also disclosed that it is a fact that towers have been installed on a large scale by different cellular companies in the State.
“However, there is no established of adverse impact of the towers on the ecology, adding that studies research at national level are going on in the matter” he added.
When contacted Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology, Mian Altaf Ahmad said that the department sent the proposal to the Pollution Control Department.
He further said that as soon the department gets reply from them we will take the next step in this regard.
JAMMU, May 24: To check impact of mobile towers on environment, the forest department of the state government is going to examine the affect of the towers on ecological balance.
Generally, the telecom service providers enter into agreement with land owners for erection of towers where they have to seek permission from the concerned departments like forests, Municipal Authorities and Deputy Commissioner of the concerned district besides other concern departments.
According to the official source, the forest department after a thorough examination by the experts provides the clearance to different mobile companies. It is accorded under J&K Forest (Conservation Act), 1997 if such towers are to be installed on forest land for providing communication facility to the public.
Similarly, the proposal of diversion in respect of protected areas of wildlife department are cleared by strictly following the procedures as per J&K, Forest Conservation Act 1997, J&K State and Wildlife Protection Act 2002 and as per the orders of Supreme Court.
Source also disclosed that it is a fact that towers have been installed on a large scale by different cellular companies in the State.
“However, there is no established of adverse impact of the towers on the ecology, adding that studies research at national level are going on in the matter” he added.
When contacted Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology, Mian Altaf Ahmad said that the department sent the proposal to the Pollution Control Department.
He further said that as soon the department gets reply from them we will take the next step in this regard.
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