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Mobile Towers’ Registration, Renewal Made Mandatory

  • The state cabinet on Tuesday okayed the new Bihar Telecom Tower and Allied Infrastructure Rules under which the telecom companies will have to get their old and new mobile towers registered and get them renewed annually. This rule will be applicable under the jurisdiction of urban local bodies only.The registration and annual renewal fee will vary in municipal, nagar parishad and nagar panchayat areas. In municipal areas the registration fee will be Rs 40,000 and annual renewal fee Rs. 15,000; Rs 40,000 and Rs 10,000 respectively in Nagar Parishads and Rs 30,000 and Rs 8000 respectively under the Nagar Panchayats. Under the new rules, urban local bodies will have the powers to revise the rates in future.
  • Moreover, mobile towers could be erected only on commercial buildings and complexes as well as at vacant places. They will have to be erected 100 metres away from colleges, schools and hospitals.In yet another important decision, the state cabinet approved a proposal to set up the state-level Ganga Basin Development Authority headed by the chief minister. Under this authority, a Bihar Ganga River Conservation Management Society will be constituted to execute the schemes and plans of the National Ganga Basin Development Authority (NGBDA), which will be headed by the development commissioner. Central government will bear 70% cost of the NGBDA schemes and the rest 30% will be borne by the state government.
  • The cabinet also decided to dismiss two medical officers, Dr Arun Kumar Abodh and Dr Ramesh Kumar Sinha, who were posted at Karpi additional PHC and Arwal PHC respectivelyIt also okayed a proposal to provide solar lamps, through Bihar Renewable Energy Development Authority (BREDA), to 2000 women of Ramnagar, Bagaha and Gaunaha blocks of West Champaran district through 148 Self-help Groups (SHGs). A sum of Rs 60 lakh was sanctioned during the current financial year for the purpose.In yet another decision, the state cabinet decided to adopt 'no work-no pay' policy for the teaching and non-teaching employees of constituent colleges of the state for the strike period of July 1, 2010 to August 19, 2010. Though there will be no break in the services of the striking employees, they will not be paid salary for the strike period.

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