MULTAN, June 19th:Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has planned to seal unauthorised mobile phone system towers in city areas of the country because these were adding to the pollution and creating troubles for the residents of the area. It is officially learnt here on Thursday. Sources said that Mobile phones companies were using power generators during the load-shedding to keep their transmission system intact. Sources said that notices were being issued to the o City District Government ,Town Municipal Administration and Municipalities for issuing no- objection certificates to Mobile Phone companies. Sources said that EPA has sealed 250 mobile phone system towers in the city over the last few days.The Lahore city has nearly 5000 mobile phone towers out of which 400 are without NOC from Environment Protection Agency. So far 250 have been sealed. Similar number of towers are in Karachi and Metropolitan corporation had issued licences without consulting the EPA and without getting its NOC. District Officer Environment Multan, Zafar Iqbal said the campaign against illegally installed mobile phone towers is ongoing in the public interest."We want to prevent public loss that can be caused by these towers if they fall. Our teams intend to check each and every tower in the city", the official explained.However, he maintained that MDA should also check all these towers and thus share the burden on Environment Protection Agency in this regard.