Thane: Various companies have been given permission by the Thane Municipal Corporation to install mobile towers within its limits. But the matter of two companies is still pending in the court. Due to this, the Thane Municipal Corporation is incurring a loss of about 40 crores. Since the matter of these two companies is in court, the Thane Municipal Corporation has not been able to recover tax from the companies concerned. On the other hand, in Thane Municipal Corporation, not only 752 mobile towers have been registered with the property department, although actually the number is in thousands of houses, but the Municipal Corporation itself is oblivious of unauthorized towers. The above explanation was given by the Municipal Administration.
How many mobile towers are there in Thane Municipal Corporation limits? This issue was raised by NCP corporator Babaji Patil. During the Q&A, Babaji Patil had asked for information about mobile towers in the city. Exactly how many towers are there in the city, how much annual income has been generated by these mobile towers to Thane Municipal Corporation this year and how much is the dues of these mobile towers and what is the record of the tower. To which Dnyaneshwar Dhare, deputy commissioner of tax collection of the Municipal Corporation, said that not only 752 mobile towers have been registered in the property department in Thane Municipal Corporation.
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While they do not know about unauthorized mobile towers. But, it is expected to generate revenue of Rs 26.93 crore annually from legitimate mobile towers. Since the matter of these two companies is in court, the Thane Municipal Corporation has not been able to recover tax from the respective companies. Due to which the Thane Municipal Corporation is incurring a loss of about 40 crores. However, corporator Babaji Patil was not satisfied with the response of the administration. He did not respond differently to the questions raised and expressed displeasure over the administration not disclosing the annual revenue received this year and the exact number of mobile towers. He also demanded a survey of the exact number of mobile towers installed in the city.