Burhanpur residents protest rooftop mobile tower in Mahajanapeth, go to Collectorate third time

A private company's mobile tower is being installed on the roof of a house in the Mahajanapeth locality of Burhanpur, and people of the locality are opposed to it. On Wednesday afternoon, residents went to the Collectorate and submitted a complaint addressed to the Collector, demanding that work on the tower be stopped.

Residents say the tower will cause inconvenience to people in the locality and pose a risk of illness. According to them, this is the third time they are lodging a complaint in the matter. Earlier, too, a person had been getting a tower installed at his house, but work was stopped after objections.

Mangala Raghunath Tayade said a man in the locality is getting a tower installed on the third floor of his house. According to her, it carries a risk of illness and the people of the locality do not want the tower. Savita Bai said her son is often ill.

Councillor Bharat Ingle said the tower would cause harm and should therefore not be installed. He said an application on the matter had also been submitted seven or eight days ago, and a fresh complaint was handed to officials on Wednesday.

On the other side, house owner Mohan Shah said everyone needs a mobile phone today and the tower is being installed on private land. He said he has given written information at the Collectorate that the tower does not produce much radiation.