India, Jan. 6 -- Subhash Pandey, national convener of the tower line Shoshit Manch, said that for the last seven days, farmers have been in a sit-in at Jukhala under the banner of his organisation. The Act was made in 2003 and its rules were written in 2006. According to their rules, they must get the consent of the farmer to build a tower and put the land in the farmers' land.
It is under Rule 3.1 (a). If farmers refuse to consent, then transmission companies may contact the district collector. The collector is then empowered to fix the compensation. Once compensation is made, the transmission companies can build towers and the line can be drawn when a tower is built. The line is pulled along with the existing crop.
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