TELECOMMUNICATION TOWERS

(130) Essentiality of permit

No person shall erect or re-erect any Non Governmental telecommunication tower or make alteration or cause the same to be done without first obtaining a separate permit for each such tower from the Secretary.

(131) Provision regarding set back

Minimum set back from the plot boundary to the base of the tower shall be 3 metres irrespective of the set back provided for the building on which the tower is raised.

Provided that additional set back shall be maintained for road widening envisaged in any published or sanctioned town-planning scheme.

(132) Provisions regarding FAR and height

The provisions regarding FAR, coverage, height, distance from central line of road and dimension of parts of building shall not apply to telecommunication towers or its ancillary cabin.

Provided that the height shall be taken into account for the purpose of height restriction in the vicinity of airport, no objection certificate from the Airport Authority concerned shall be obtained and produced.

Provided further that the height of the tower shall not be taken into coconut for calculating additional set back for the building in which it is erected or for the purpose of height restriction with regard to width of road and front set back for such building.

(133) Ancillary Cabin and Generator-

(1)      An ancillary cabin may be permitted for the protection of the equipment necessary for the telecommunication service.

(2)      The cabin may be made with any material but the area of such cabin shall not exceed 15 Sq.mts.

(3)      Installation of electricity generator may be allowed if the generator is covered with insulated sound-proof cabin.

(4)      Every construction or installation ancillary or necessary for the telecommunication system shall conform to the relevant rules applicable to such construction or installation and licence or permit required under such rules shall also be obtained.

(5)      The telecommunication tower or ancillary structures shall not prevent or block the access, exit or entry or reduce the width of such access, exit or entry of building or in no way badly affect the safety measures or amenities provided in the building in which it is erected.

(134) Electrical line clearance

Every tower or ancillary construction shall satisfy the minimum vertical and horizontal clearance from electrical lines as stipulated in the Indian     Electricity Act, 1910 and Indian Electricity Rules, 1956 as amended from time to time     and also any regulation issued by the State Electricity Boad.

(135) Protective Wall

(1)              Every tower erected on the ground and through which electric power is transmitted or passed shall be provided with protective wall or grill at a distance of one metre from any point of the base.

(2)              The wall or grill shall have a minimum of 1.20 metres height and shall be kept under lock and key, if provided with door.

(136) Protection from lightening

Every telecommunication tower shall be provided with sufficient protection against lightning, conforming to I.S 2303-1969 - Code of Practice, as amended from time to time.

(137) Warning lights and colour specifications

(1)              Every telecommunication tower shall be provided with two Aviation Warning Lights (ANL) each at 40 metres and 70 metres height from the ground level and one at the top, the two lights at 40 metres height shall be fixed in one set of opposite and that at 70 metres height shall be fixed at the other set opposite corners.

(2)              Every telecommunication tower shall be painted with international orange and international white colours alternatively each with 5 metre band, starting with international orange at the top.

(138) Damage and liability

The applicant/owner shall be responsible for the structural stability of the telecommunication tower and the building in which it is erected and for any damage caused due to inadequate safety measures.

(139) Building to be authorized

Erection of the telecommunication tower shall be permitted only over authorized buildings and if the building was permitted with any conditions the same conditions shall apply to the towers also.

(140) Clearance from Defence Establishment etc.

In case the erection of telecommunication tower is proposed within 200 metres from any property maintained by Defence Establishment or 100 metres from any property maintained by Railway Authority, clearance from the concerned officer in charge or authority, as the case may be, shall also be obtained before issuing permit.

(141) Submission of application and its disposal

(1)              Application for permit shall be submitted to the Secretary in the form in Appendix A along with two copies of site plant, location elevation, sections, structural design and drawings, structural stability certificate, licence issued by Telegraph Authority of India and document to prove ownership.

(2)              In the case the applicant is not the owner of the land or building a legally valid consent document obtained from the owner of such land or building shall also be produced.

(3)              In the case the telecommunication tower is proposed above any building, structural stability certificate shall be submitted in respect of that building also.

(4)              The site plan shall show plot dimensions, access street width, details of existing structures within the plot with their uses, height, number of floors, set back from the plot boundaries and between them proposed tower and ancillary structures.

(5)              The structural stability certificate shall be one issued by an Engineer having post graduate degree in structural Engineering, registered or employed in Central or State Government Service or Quasi-Government Organisation.

(6)              Application fee shall be Rs. One thousand and permit fee shall be,-

(a)              for towers upto 10 metres height, rupees ten thousand;

(b)              for towers above 10 metres rupees ten thousand plus Rupees One Thousand five hundred per metre or part thereof for height exceeding 10 metres.

 (7)            For the purpose of levying fee, the height of the tower shall be taken from the base of the tower and not from the base of building.

 (8)           The Secretary shall, if convinced of the boundaries and ownership of the plot, plans and drawings and genuiness of the certificates, issue permit, not later than 30 days from the date of receipt of the application.

(142) Period and renewal of permit

The permit shall be valid for one year and may be renewed during the period of its validity for a further period of one year by filing an application in white paper affixed with necessary Court fee stamp and payment of fifty per cent of the permit fee.