Land possession by BSNL for 4G towers

The State Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to sanction permissive possession of Government land measuring 2,000 sqft in 1,687 locations of the State for 30 years in favour of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for establishment of 4G-mobile towers to provide mobile network in 1,792 uncovered villages free of premium and free of incidental charges but subject to payment of a token amount of Re 1 per annum per site towards annual ground rent and cess.

As the State Government has decided to bring development and administration of all minerals under the control of the Steel & Mines Department, the development and administration of minor minerals (as defined in MMDR Act) has been transferred from Revenue & DM Department to Steel & Mines Department.

In order to accommodate the changes, certain provisions of OMMC Rules, 2016 are being amended after approval by the Cabinet. Daily pioneer