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The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, which has close to 400 unauthorised mobile towers, is in the process of legalising them following a Bombay High Court order and a state government policy in this regard...
The high court had directed that no coercive action should be taken by civic bodies against mobile towers that have been set up without permission..
Nikam said the state government has set up a separate portal for mobile companies to seek permission for their mobile towers..
The mobile companies then approached the Bombay High Court which asked the state government to formulate a policy, civic officials said.. Nikam said it is true that the rules came later..
The mobile companies will have to take requisite permission to stay operational legally, he said.. Nikam said while granting permission for setting up of the mobile towers, a team of civic officials inspect the site where the tower is being or has been set up..
