Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (MS)

Mangaluru, Nov 21: Renowned Bollywood actress of yesteryear Juhi Chawla, has expressed her happiness on the implementation of the tower policy for the first time in the state of Karnataka.

It may be recalled that district in-charge minister U T Khader had said that earlier that the government is planning to come up with a new policy for the construction of frequency towers.

Munshi, the personal secretary of the actress called minister Khader and conveyed her wishes. The actress has requested to include residential areas also along with the hospitals, schools and places of worship for the minimum distance to be maintained for the installation of towers. Khader said that this suggestion of Juhi will be looked into.

Juhi Chawla

Speaking to mediapersons, Khader said, “For the first time in the history of India, a policy for the installation of mobile and other towers is drafted in Karnataka. Within three months of the issuance of the notification of this policy, all the tower owners have to follow the rules compulsorily. If not, the licences of the towers will be cancelled.”

Giving the details of the policy, Khader said, "According to the new policy, a fee of Rs one lac under BBMP limits, Rs 50,000 under city corporation limits, Rs 35,000 under corporation limits, Rs 25,000 under city municipality limits, Rs 20,000 under town municipality limits and Rs 10,000 under gram panchayat limits needs to be paid. Movable towers also come under the limits of this policy,"

"These towers should be at a minimum distance of 50 meters from schools, hospitals and places of worship. Silent generator needs to be installed. The towers which are already existing also have to implement all the rules mentioned in the policy. Before installing these towers on the house or buildings a certificate needs to be issued by the structural engineer with regards to the strength of that particular building."