Mumbai: Sunday morning’s copter crash that killed five has once again brought into sharp focus the dangers of mushrooming high-tension wires and cell phone towers atop hills on the city’s periphery. The fatal mishap happened after the chopper got entangled in high-tension wires.
In its February 6 edition, dna carried a report highlighting the fear among helicopter operators and pilots about the issue.
With the growing trend among the city’s middle- and upper-middle class of owning a second home, a lot of cell phone towers and high-tension wires are coming up in areas close to hill stations. Sources said developers of vacation homes collaborate with service providers and attract customers by telling them that they have good mobile network coverage.
Similarly, as the country is steadily getting urbanised, the administration is making efforts to supply electricity to these hill stations and nearby villages, thereby giving birth to electricity towers and high-tension wires.
30/09/13 Shahkar Abidi/Daily News & Analysis
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In its February 6 edition, dna carried a report highlighting the fear among helicopter operators and pilots about the issue.
With the growing trend among the city’s middle- and upper-middle class of owning a second home, a lot of cell phone towers and high-tension wires are coming up in areas close to hill stations. Sources said developers of vacation homes collaborate with service providers and attract customers by telling them that they have good mobile network coverage.
Similarly, as the country is steadily getting urbanised, the administration is making efforts to supply electricity to these hill stations and nearby villages, thereby giving birth to electricity towers and high-tension wires.
30/09/13 Shahkar Abidi/Daily News & Analysis
