The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked the telecom service operators in the country to put 584,000 telecom towers on geographic information system (GIS) for quick access to their geographic locations and frequencies. This will help the government to monitor the diesel dependence of these telecom towers and the environmental impact of the diesel consumption by them. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has also been demanding the same to monitor operators? carbon footprint.
The quick visual analysis provided by GIS mapping will help DoT plan, manage and administer strategy with respect to providing necessary incentives for encouraging operators to reduce the emission levels of their towers.
