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The three municipal corporations have launched a crackdown on illegal cell phone towers across the capital. The east municipal corporation sealed three towers while two towers were sealed by the south corporation. The action is being initiated because of the potential ill-effects of cell phone towers on human health. More towers will be sealed in the south zone in the coming days as the corporation has issued show cause notices to 34 buildings (school and hospitals). The east corporation had already sealed eight illegal towers in the recent months. The south corporation said action would be taken on cell phone towers installed on top of school buildings and hospitals. The north municipal corporation, which issued a show cause notice to 124 towers, on started a new survey to identify more such illegal structures. The north civic agency has also announced a new policy banning towers on school buildings and hospitals.


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