No Action Against unauthorized Radiation from Cell Towers in India

What I saw  in  Kolkata , Hyderabad, Jaipur , Mumbai in Recent times ???

Several Cell Towers in India are emitting high levels of  Radiation --!! there is none to measure  the Radiation  levels at Random ?

By the end of Dece. 2011, the number of Mobile phone users in India had reached to 80 crores according to Telephone Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI ). Accordingly the number of high frequency radiation spewing Mobile Cell Towers are being erected all over India indiscriminately in violation of specified rules & regulations by the mobile cos. in highly  Congested Residential localities on Residential Apartments & even on age old structures without caring for the dangers for not having structural stability certificate & health hazards being faced by Public.
In 2011 , I visited all the above cities witnessed the Cell Towers  are mushroomed
indiscriminately  in highly congested residential localities on residential apartments without having structural stability certificates, mostly are illegally installed with the connivance of  Landlords , municipal authorites & mobile companies without caring  for the dangers & health hazards  being faced  by Public.
For instance , in the heart of Hyderabad in & around the National Institute of Nutrition located at  Taranaka, Habsiguda , Nacharam, Moulali, Kapra, ECIL, Shivam, Chilakalguda, Seethaphalmandi, Vidyanagar, Shankarmutt,Amberpet & Gachhibowli  areas, the Municipal Authorities have given permission for erection of high frequency radiation spreading by Mobile Towers surrounded by huge Residential Towers .
Another instance in Kolkata -- after coming up New Ministry in West Bengal , the new  Environment Minister announced in last October 2011 in Legislative Assembly that all Illegal Mobile Towers in Kolkata , Howrah & other places will be removed . These  politicians  announce all these as stunt only for the sake of
announcement for cheap popularity among Public  to make news for print media & electronic media. The Environment Deptt. i.e, WBPCB has issued Removal orders   in last April 2011 based on mass complaints of residents & school authority for removal of 2 Illegal Mobile Towers of South Kolkata , it is regretted  that after lapse of more than 10 months , the 2  Cell towers not yet been removed by Municipal  Authority  , Police  & WBPCB. The Mobile Tower companies are still running their business with high Radiation without caring health hazards of  Public.
In these localities one can see two to three cell towers  on a single apartments that are erected without consent of local Residents, which is a mandatory before erecting a cell tower on any building. Even low -levels of radiations from these towers are causing memory impairments, neurological problems, miscarriage , heart problems &depression among the local residents especially for students & women.
Inspite of several representation by the residents in all these states to Hon'ble Ministers , Mayors  , Councillors , the municipal authorities  defend themselves by showing the Court stays against removal of such unauthorized towers. As a result of this public resentment  is growing against courts that are not showing any concern for public health instead postponing the action, by showing technicalities in the litigation filed by the cell tower managements.
This is all happening  because of  connivance of Municipal authorities with the cell tower managements , where bribe plays major role in erection of mobile  towers without heeding the public health & laws. Even the United Nations  statement show that any cell towers must be erected at least 300 mtrs. away from the Residential localities. But who  is there in India to care  about the public health ?

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How do cellular Phone towers work ?

Cell Phone base stations may be free standing towers or mounted on existing structures , such as tress , water tanks, or tall building. the antennas need to be located high enough so they can adequately cover the area base stations usually range in height from 50 -- 200 feet.
Cell phones communicate with nearby cell towers mainly through radio frequency(RF) waves , a form of energy in the electromagnetic spectrum between FM radio waves & microwaves . Like FM radio waves , microwaves, visible light & heat , they are forms of non-ionizing radiation. This means they can not cause  cancer directly damaging DNA, RF waves are different from stronger types of radiation such as x-rays , gamma rays , & ultra violet (UV) light, which can break the chemical bonds in DNA.
At very high levels , RF waves can heat up body tissues when a persons makes a cell phone call a signal is sent from the phone's antenna to the nearest
base station antenna. The base station responds to this signal by assigning it an available radio frequency channel. RF waves transfer the voice information to the base station. The voice signals are then sent to a switching center , which transfers the call to its destination. Voice signals are then relayed back & forth during the call.

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Cell Tower Radiation Norms in India

Several Health effects have been reported from cell towers radiation much below the radiation norms adopted by most countries. Common problems that occur among below living near & below cell tower are sleep disturbances , concentration problem,memory loss, heart palpitation etc.The radiation can also aggravate / lead to Alzheimer's & Parkin's disease.
Children are more prone to these radiation as their skulls are thinner & still developing. Studies by Dr.Om Gandhi show that radiation penetration in the head of an adult while using a mobile  phone is 25%, in a 10 yr. old it is 50% & in a 5 yr. old it is 75%. Also pregnant women & older people are more susceptible to radiation.
All these health effects have been observed at levels much below ICNIRP & FCC guide lines adopted by many countries.
Similar health effects have been observed in people in Germany,Israel, Sweden,Spain, UK, France etc. Also lots of cancer cases have been reported among people living within 300 to 400 meters distance from Tower.
In a country like India where population is very dense, achieving this is very difficult, hence it all the  more calls for lower radiation norms.
At the end some case studies have been reported. These are only a few examples.
The damage  which has already occurred to the human race including environment , plants , animals , birds ,bees  etc. is phenomenal. According to Australian Health Research Institute , if this trend continues , by 2020 - " 2 billion people will suffer from cell phone Cancer". Even if 1% comes true , it will be  devastating consequences  to so many of us !!
All this calls for immediate need to adopt strict & lower radiation norms.

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What is the reason for this Blog

I created this blog site to help educate, people who, like myself, find themselves with a Cell Tower being proposed on a neighbor's property. It took me several months  to
educate myself in the various problems with cell towers & possible ways to fight them. There are many other sites on the internet that have been devoted to the same crusade. I am also providing a news forum to help in exchanging of ideas which will allow you to easily contact your Minister in charge ( environment), MPs, MLAs & Councillors. It is my belief that if enough people all group together & petition to change the laws , something will finally get done.
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India has worst radiation Norms in the World

The  5.4 lakhs mobile phone towers in India  pose a huge  threat to the health of the Citizens. experts say that amount of radiation emitted from these towers in a day, is equivalent to putting one's body in a Micro oven for 19 minutes !
India has the worst cell phone tower radiation norms in the world. The upper limit
is so high that within coming 2 years the health of 1 crore Indian could be affected. A Recommendation of the Inter Ministerial report  on cell phone tower radiation was submitted by an  expert committee appointed by Ministry of Telecom  almost two years back but the recommendations have not yet been accepted by DoT ! If the recommendations are accepted soon there will be  stricter restriction on towers being installed near high density residential areas , schools & hospitals.
At present we follow the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation protection ( ICNIRP ) guidelines  for radiation, which will allow a radiation rate of 9.2 watts per sqm.meters to be emitted.The report recommends this level should
come down by one-tenth. At the same time the report clearly states that the safe limit for our health is 1000 times less than even the recommended limit.
Experts , like Prof. Girish Kumar, head of the Department of Electrical Engineering , I.I.T Bombay , who have been studying the harmful effects of radiation for three decades , are not very optimistic.
"The number of people having health problems is more in the areas where radiation levels are high. We have adopted the worst norm in the entire world"


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