Tuesday, December 16, 2014

PETITION TO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - INDIA



A  petition  was given  to  Human Rights Commission  as we felt that  mobile towers  near residence is a serious human rights issue  since we have right  to live peaceably and no one  has the right  to engage in activities that can directly  or indirectly affect our physical health. It is also to create awareness , help people and request  Govt. to have norms which take care  of safety  of human beings and environment.
Human Rights Commission considered the petition  and took necessary actions . The  concerned were given orders to bring down the radiation levels  to a safe value. The tower operator in turn  has given a petition  that they follow  the existing norms in the country !
There are many problems  in the system which make the  people living near towers helpless. With the existing norms , no  legal case  even in the case  of  many illegally installed  towers  against the industry can win.  Govt  bodies like municipalities , panchatyats , district boards are silent  for their illegal act , no demolition proceedings  rarely been done when complaints are made . 
Telecom Enforcement   Resource and Monitoring  Cells - TERM  Cells are responsible  for vigilance , monitoring and security functions. In West Bengal , the  TERM  cell  office is in Kolkata . They visited   my house , heard  my problems  and took measurements . TERM CELL , the monitoring authority  came   with their  sophisticated instrument  to  measure the radiation in my  bed rooms, roof areas  in my presence  & others , they  measured  in neighboring building also .
After a week a letter with self certification by  TERM Cell  received  stating that there is no risk  of radiation in my  rooms  which is within the permissible limit as per the standard adopted in India
is 450 mwatts /m2 and the measurement value being lower , they certify that there is no problem. Regarding  health problem  & developing of Cataract , joint pain  etc. they  answered  it has to be certified  by a  doctor . But 99 % doctors are not aware  of such problem.
Present norms  adopted by DOT  does safeguard  human beings , Radiation  density limit of
450 mwatts /m2  is 4500  times more than the safe limit of 100 microwatts /m2.
Maximum radiated power  from a tower is not specified . Radiated  power is 20 watts to hundreds of watts depending  on the  number  of service  providers  and  number  of carrier  frequency bands allotted  to each . The continuous radiation to nearby residents is much more  than safe limit.
Some States like Himachal Pradesh  of India have their own  rules regarding  safe distance   from residences . Most States in India , West Bengal  all metro cities  does not have any Rules even Govt . Bodies and TERM cell do not have exact  number of Cell Towers exists in India ! 

More in Next Blog ,
Kisalay Mitra ,
EFCTN .

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