INTRODUCTION
The skyline of Indian cities is changing dramatically and there have been many developments in the past decade. Today the telecom towers are 30-70 meter-high structures that crown the tops of the tallest buildings and are a common sight. There are more than 1 billion mobile phone users in a country of 1.2 billion.
The growth of this sector is spectacular and explosive. India’s telecom sector is now the second largest in the world, and the fastest growing.
Thrust by Government
The government has set up more than 2 lakh mobile towers in nine months, Communications Minister Manoj Sinha said. He also reiterated about the government's recent initiative to check the mobile tower radiation to allay fears about its adverse effect on health.
The government's Tarang Sanchar portal will provide information on mobile towers and whether they comply with the electromagnetic field emission norms. It will also have information about mobile towers in a given locality, besides the option to get the details via email.
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