Comments(16)SubCategory:CellPhoneTowers,Community,HealthandFitness,SafetyTipsPostedOn:Feb09,2011

IndiasdevelopmentinthefieldofScienceandTechnologywassubstantialfromtheBritishperiod.Telecommunicationhasbecomeespecially
importantinrecentyearsbecauseoftheenormousgrowthofInformationTechnologyanditspotentialimpactontherestoftheeconomy.The
popularityofcellphonesandwirelesscommunicationdeviceshasresultedintheproliferationofcelltowersacrossthecity.Whileallofushavehad
ourshareoffunwithmobiletechnology,itisnowtimetointrospectandstudytheproblemsthatonecouldfacebecauseofcellphonetowersbeing
installedinresidentialareas.

HealthHazardfromCellPhoneTowers

Mobilephonetowerscrowdingthecitysskylineismakingtheairtoxicforus.Thereareindicativestudiestoprovethattheseradiationsareharmful
forpeoplelivingina300meterradiusofatower.Pregnantwomenandchildrenareatahigherriskfromcellphonetowersthanthenormal
population.Itisveryunfortunatetoseehugecelltowersthrongingtherooftopsinandaroundresidentialapartments,hospitals,schoolsand
educationalinstitutionsandthishasbecomemoreorlessacommonsightincitiesacrossIndiaandelsewhere.
Theyoungerthechild,thedeeperisthepenetrationofelectromagneticradiationduetothefactthatchildrensskullsarethinner.
Children,adolescentsandpregnantwomencouldbeatmaximumrisk
Radiationfrommobiletowersposesgravehealthrisksincludingmemoryloss,lackofconcentrationanddigestivedisturbances.
Theradiationleadstothedisappearanceofbutterflies,bees,insectsandsparrows.
Accordingtoestablishednorms,theradiationlevelof600milliwattspermetersquare(mw/m.sq.)isconsideredsafe.Butmobilephonetowersemitelectromagneticrays
abovethesafelimit.

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Beingexposedtothethermaleffectcouldcausefatigue,cataractsandreducedmentalconcentration.
Thereisnonthermaleffectaswellwhichaffectspeoplewhoareatadistancefromthetower.Theilleffectsofanonthermaleffectarecell
membranepermeability.
Thenumberofpeoplehavinghealthproblemsismoreinareaswhereradiationlevelsarehigh.Thesetowersarelikedeadlyweaponsforalllivingbeings.

WhyPropertyOwnersAllowCellPhoneTowers?
Whysuchdeadlycellphonetowersareallowedtobeinstalledinresidentialareas?Thetelecommunicationcompaniesorserviceproviderspayrent
forinstallationoftowers.Lettingbuildingforcellphonetowersisagoodsourceofincomeforpropertyownersandinstitutions.
CellphonecompaniespayrentfortheirplacementthatcanrangeanywherefromRs10,000to30,000permonthoraboveRs30,000where
competitionamongserviceprovidersishigh.Somecellphonecompaniessetupunauthorizedtowerswhicharealsocalledcamouflagetowers
whichlookslikeapalmtree,watertank,chimneyorstreetlight.
However,incitieslikeAhmedabad,Rajasthan,Jaipur,PunjabaswellasmetropolitancitieslikeMumbai,Delhi,Bangalore,Chennai,andHyderabad,
theHighCourthasbannedinstallationofcellphonetowersinresidentialareas.Meanwhile,theStategovernmentisalsochalkingoutapolicyto
crackawhiponcellphonetowersintheresidentialareasinthecity.

Whatyoucando?

Dontbuyanearacellphonetowerevenifthepriceislow.
Maximizeyourhealththroughpropernutritionandgoodhydration.
Peoplewhoarelivingwithin400500metresofamobiletowershouldgettheirhousestestedforradiation.

Eatfoodshighinantioxidantsandtakesupplements.
Limityouruseofwirelessdevices.Gobacktowiredconnectionswheneverpossible.
Peoplecanrefusetoworkorshopinenvironmentsthatendangertheirhealth.Theycandemandthatwirelessdevicesberemovedfromtheir
childrensschoolsandfromtheirworkandentertainmentplaces.
Dontletcellphonecompaniesinstallcellphoneantennasontheroofsofschoolswhereyourchildrengo
AnapartmentownersAssociationorResidentWelfareAssociation(RWA)shouldensurethatmobileserviceprovidersandbuildingpropertyownershavegotanNOC
fromotheroccupantsbeforeinstallingacellphonetower.

Ifanycitizenhasapprehensions,heshouldseekanexplanationfromthecompanyputtingupthetower.Ifthatremedyfails,thentheyhavea
righttoapproachthecourtoflaw.

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