The great support from many circles inspired me to go into details & contacted local Councillors, MLA for the mushrooming of cell towers in South Kolkata sky leasing in residential buildgs. it is now a business of agents & landlords/ Developers of their personal income from Service providers whatever be the conditions of structures , I started writing to WBPCB , Mayor of Kolkata & Municipal commissioner Under RTI Act giving the locations of Illegal cell tower about their permissions status given by local bodies, the reply started to come , while giving permission I gathered informations from KMC concerned officials like Exe. Engineer CPIO/RTI of Buildg Dept. that a section of engineers & staffs are involved in giving quick permissions by ignoring guide lines & structural stability certificate from land lord in exchange of good cut money, viz - in my neighborhood in south Kolkata consists of 5 schools, 2 hospitals , health clinics , dense residential populations - 5 cell tower installed & exists already in low mounted buildings. in an area of less than 1.5 sq.kilo.mtr .
Again in 2009 - some time in feb- march- in an old 3-storied residential cum Bank building on Gariahat road - south, found in fine morning a truck load of aluminium structural members unloaded , which gradually lifted to roof , in my mind I thought this may be some thing for the use of Bank , it did not struck my mind that a dangerous cell tower was going to install !! there are many adjacent 4 to 5 storied buildings within a distance 8 to 15 mtrs.& it came up so soon, then one day CESC gave connection & started to run the Tower , the Cell Tower base station was not displayed by any danger signboard by saying " Danger RF Radiations, do not enter, restricted Area" which are mandatory as per guide lines of Govt. I have a small terrace garden by the site of this cell tower where I daily go to look after my plants & flowers, since it was installed I am scared living so close to the towers afraid to go to my terrace, 'coz.antennas are fixed & looking towards my buildg. the other neighbors are just observer , no protest made to the landlord , I went to the close by Schools where Hd. mistress./ masters, students of morning section & day section all are aware of the harmful effects of cell tower radition , but not able to protest in black & white to the govt. local bodies , like this way time passed away.
Again in 2010 in the same buildg. of Gariahat road south another const. started on its staircase roof by extending old columns made 4 sides of its corners, heavy beams (which load was not calculated or not foreseen 30 yrs. back) made 4 huge RCC padestal on top of its beams for 4 - huge Alu. structures Post to come up for another cell tower 18 mtr. High from Roof level, similar way another tower came up on the same roof within fortnight , power connection given by CESC & it started to run like the previous one , so the emision of radiation became double , it is happening just before my house of 4 - storied building .
Then having no option, I thought I must do something in the form of mass protest in democratic way by mass signature campaign from my immediate neighbors , I went then house to house, met people & explained its harmful effects , schools to schools, hospitals, health clinics , residents to flat owners , got massive support from all , I then handed over a copy to near by I/C of Police Station , local councillor , local MLA , MP , made RTI to WBPCB , Hon'ble Mayor of KMC , Municipal Commissoiner , Exe. Engr. KMC Buldg. Deptt. Br. X of ward - 92 for necessary enquiry of such illegal cell Tower , I met personally mayor of kolkata in his office & handed over the mass petition , while discussing I gathered that the Hon'ble Mayor is not much aware of the health Hazards from Cell phone towers ! & he has been kept dark from its illegal activities by Director General, Buildg. dept. of KMC .
More will be published next !
Again in 2009 - some time in feb- march- in an old 3-storied residential cum Bank building on Gariahat road - south, found in fine morning a truck load of aluminium structural members unloaded , which gradually lifted to roof , in my mind I thought this may be some thing for the use of Bank , it did not struck my mind that a dangerous cell tower was going to install !! there are many adjacent 4 to 5 storied buildings within a distance 8 to 15 mtrs.& it came up so soon, then one day CESC gave connection & started to run the Tower , the Cell Tower base station was not displayed by any danger signboard by saying " Danger RF Radiations, do not enter, restricted Area" which are mandatory as per guide lines of Govt. I have a small terrace garden by the site of this cell tower where I daily go to look after my plants & flowers, since it was installed I am scared living so close to the towers afraid to go to my terrace, 'coz.antennas are fixed & looking towards my buildg. the other neighbors are just observer , no protest made to the landlord , I went to the close by Schools where Hd. mistress./ masters, students of morning section & day section all are aware of the harmful effects of cell tower radition , but not able to protest in black & white to the govt. local bodies , like this way time passed away.
Again in 2010 in the same buildg. of Gariahat road south another const. started on its staircase roof by extending old columns made 4 sides of its corners, heavy beams (which load was not calculated or not foreseen 30 yrs. back) made 4 huge RCC padestal on top of its beams for 4 - huge Alu. structures Post to come up for another cell tower 18 mtr. High from Roof level, similar way another tower came up on the same roof within fortnight , power connection given by CESC & it started to run like the previous one , so the emision of radiation became double , it is happening just before my house of 4 - storied building .
Then having no option, I thought I must do something in the form of mass protest in democratic way by mass signature campaign from my immediate neighbors , I went then house to house, met people & explained its harmful effects , schools to schools, hospitals, health clinics , residents to flat owners , got massive support from all , I then handed over a copy to near by I/C of Police Station , local councillor , local MLA , MP , made RTI to WBPCB , Hon'ble Mayor of KMC , Municipal Commissoiner , Exe. Engr. KMC Buldg. Deptt. Br. X of ward - 92 for necessary enquiry of such illegal cell Tower , I met personally mayor of kolkata in his office & handed over the mass petition , while discussing I gathered that the Hon'ble Mayor is not much aware of the health Hazards from Cell phone towers ! & he has been kept dark from its illegal activities by Director General, Buildg. dept. of KMC .
More will be published next !
I'm thinking of building next to a cell tower 100 yards distance.Should I be worried? It's a remote spot on top of this
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