TAIPA says industry needs clarity on resuming construction, installation of new telecom towers

New Delhi: Industry body TAIPA is awaiting clarity on the issue of whether work on construction and installation of new telecom towers can resume, amid significant easing of nationwide curbs aimed at reopening businesses and fuelling India’s economic engines during extended lockdown period till May 17. Tower And Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA) Director-General T R Dua said that during the lockdown period so far, telecom tower-related work was primarily focused on operation and maintenance activities and carrying out essential repairs and upgrades.

“We had written to the telecom department to give immediate clarity on (issue of) construction and installation of towers, which will involve movement of people from one place to another, both interstate and intrastate, and also for allowing access to warehouses where parts are stored… We are awaiting that clarity,” Dua told .