‘Govt. mulling new mobile tower policy’

November 16, 2018 01:18 am | Updated 01:18 am IST - Bengaluru

The State government is mulling over a new mobile tower policy to control radiation effect on human health and animal habitat, said Minister for Urban Development U.T. Khader.

Speaking to reporters here, Mr. Khader said the proposed policy will spell out guidelines for installing mobile towers in urban areas and will restrict erecting them in residential areas and on school premises.

Radiation from mobile towers is seriously detrimental to health, he said.

Mobile phone companies have been erecting mobile towers at strategic places to get signals to mobile phones.

Mr. Khader said the policy will be formulated after discussing the issue with Bengaluru Development Minister G. Parameshwara.

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