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 !
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Kisalay Mitra ,
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