Inferences from MEASUREMENT at my Residence.

Our homes are not safe  because of Wi-Fi, laptops with wi-fi enabled , I-Pad , cordless phones . wireless toys , mobile phones , microwave oven etc.  Their contribution  can be even  greater  than that due to  towers ! Radiation  from towers  increases with  altitude  and the first floor  rooms facing  the tower  showed 10 times  higher value  than ground floor rooms.  The terrace showed 100 times  increases. The radiation  density  reduces  with distance  from the tower.  Concrete  walls block  radiation  to a limited  extent.  Trees absorb  radiation . There were a few trees  in and around our house except  one side facing one  tower.  I was certain that our bodies are affected  by microwave radiations.
I was difficult to convince my friends & family members , but they  supported  me. I felt helpless on what to do . I prayed and put my burden on almighty god to save us. Having such health hazards finding no other alternative  I decided to give a petition to Chair Person  of Human Rights Commission .
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Biased Studies

More than half of the publications in the internet  report that there is no problem  due to mobile towers and mobile phones. These are from the industry itself. Lot of publications  gave alarming  reports. Problems reported in literature  as biological  effects of radiation  are  :  Sleeping disorder, Joint pain  , dryness & flashing of eyes , Memory related problems , Fertility problems  , cancer , reduction in immunity level and  possibility of infections , diseases and  quality of life.
International standards exists  in erecting Mobile Phone Towers and standards  also have guidelines for accepted power  levels. Distance from  residences , schools , hospitals etc  are specified separately.  India  has adopted ICNIRP ( International  Commission on  Non - ionizing  Radiation Protection )  standards. ICNIRP  followed in the  US and  EU  is the worst amongst  the standards. Maximum power level as per ICNIRP  is 9.2 watts / m2. ICNIRP is only intended  to protect public against short term gross  heating effects  and NOT against ' biological ' effects   such as reducing immunity  level leading to infections  to cancer  and genetic damage  from long term low level microwave exposure  from mobile phones , masts and many wireless devices . But biological damage occurs at much lower rates. In a study conducted in Germany safe power density at any point  is given as  less than 100  microwatts / m2 . EU  parliament  ( STOA 2001 ) recommends  - 100uW/m2. Russia has adopted .02 w/m2 and China  .1 w/m2. They are considering  to reduce further .  DoT has reduced the safe radiation level as 450 milli watts / m2 after September 2013 considering the safety of people . But it is 4500 times more than the safe value !
Radiation density is inversely proportional  to the square of distance from antenna. In US  the safe distance  is 500 meters. In India , only Himachal Pradesh has specified the distance  as 100 meters away from homes.  Kerala , West Bengal , Delhi , Mumbai , Odisha, Andhra Pradesh  etc.  does not have any specification on distance  and a distance of 3 meters  is taken  based on existing rules  for installing electric posts ! Measurement is the only way to find out  radiation density at a place. The value can be the effect  of all the towers  nearby. A good radiation meter SRM 3000 used by industry  costs Rs Fifteen lakhs. It is a compact , frequency selective measuring system for safely analysis and environmental measurements of high frequency electromagnetic fields. It has wide band antenna covering  9 KHz to 6 GHz. and  provides  radiation  level  at selected  frequency spectrum . Prof  Girish Kumar , IIT Mumbai has developed   a low cost radiation meter  Detex189  which has LED indication  , green  for safe  level - 15dbm level. With the help of VSSC , we made  measurements . The effect of Wi-Fi , Laptop , micro oven were also  studied.

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Kisalay Mitra
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Health Hazards due to Radiation from Mobile Towers & Mobile Phones

Mobile Towers , Mobile Phones , Our Health  -  A Story of India.

Mobile Phone Technology has revolutionized the telecommunication scenario all round the  world.  Nowadays mobile phones  have become  one of the basic  needs of  life . Due to its several advantages  , cell phone technology  has grown  exponentially  in  the last decade . Currently , there are  more than  50 crore  cell phone users  and nearly  4.5 lakhs  cell phone towers  to meet the  communication demand.
Mobile communication uses  Electromagnetic Radiation  waves  in 800 Mhz to 2.4 Ghz band and  mobile  towers are the part of the  technology.  These towers  are now present  in everyone's horizon of view  even in thickly  populated  areas , schools and  hospitals. Since  human senses do not directly  respond to EMR  waves  we are not conscious  that we are drenched  in them. However  it is borne  out by scientific research that  mobile phone towers  are hazardous  to health of human  beings, plants and animals. Towers  emit 10000  times the radiation  of a mobile phone. The problem is severe as  a tower emits  all the time and many service  provider  use the same tower.  Therefore  the towers should not be located  in residential area  on roof tops  of residential buildings.
I entered this field  of  technology  out of necessity  to know the effect on  health.  There are  two mobile towers  within   20 meters of my residence  and one more 100 meters away. The nearest one is used  by three service providers.  GSM  and 3G  technologies  are used. 3G  was introduced in June 2011.
When  my two neighbors  of close proximity of Mobile Tower  within the distance of 20 mtrs. &  30 mtrs. an aged woman of 70 yrs having cardiac & neurological  probs & another  man  of 72 yrs having  pacemaker  suddenly  expired  & myself  improved cataract in my eyes  sleep disorder  & loss of memory  which I developed  after the  Mobile towers  being installed , my wife developed flashes in her eyes & dryness in the eyes and joint pain  Sent request to  Term Cell  of DoT  , they with instrument & checked the radiation levels in all the floors of  4 storied Building  & neighboring  buildings  , later sent me  a report  which showed  every thing within the limit. I discussed  with Prof. Girish Kumar , he suggested me to relocate  my  room of stay , I did it , after a month  I started to feel  better   .  The above 3 incidents took place in 2012 , 2013  & 2013 respectively . I purchased DETEX 189 from Mumbai which is a portable measuring instrument of Radiation  .  There  are two coconut trees  near the Mobile tower in the same premises  were stunted  with  malformed  leaves  stopped yielding green coconuts & my terrace had a small garden with pot plants that also started not to  yield flowers, we seldom  visit our roof terrace. We had a series of  physical probs. since Jan2013 in spite of  a healthy life style  using plenty of water , fruits, vegetables . The report  from Prof. Girish kumar  revealed that our frequent problem  can be due to  reduction of immunity level  due to continuous  radiation from mobile towers. We get annoyed due to sleep disorder  similar to jetlag with sleepless nights . An increase in BP was  also seen. 
USA Mobile Tower legislation is very strong which is safe to the public health.
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Cell Phone Service of BSNL Disrupted

No Network Coverage  in spite of having  poor & weak signal in cell phones of customers of BSNL !!

The Nationalized organisation does not agree of mass complaints for weak signal. The  authority is  complaining that due to mass  Public complaints for health Hazards  from radiations emitted from antennas of cell towers in Residential areas  and there by many Towers are closed by the protest of local residents . A section of Public is responsible  for their protest  to remove cell towers from their locality with a fear of EMF. Due to mass public protest within last one year at least 20 Cell Towers of BSNL has been closed down near Minto Park , near S. N Banerjee College of Sealdah.
Arround 3 lacs  customers has become victim of not having the Cell phone connections.
In one side the Cell Tower companies,  other side the Experts & Public has built up the probability of   harmful effects from its EMR.  As per guide lines of ICNIRP the highest radiation per square meter for different frequencies  ( 800, 900 or 1800 megahertz)  spectrum should be 1/200 th. times or  in the case of 1800 megahertz spectrum the limit of power is 9 w /sqm. But the Govt. in the last year on 1st Sept. has reduced the power by 1/2000 th  that means in our country the level of power has come down to 1/10 th . there by reducing to   0.9 w/ sqm.  The same will be applicable to different spectrum  also . In case there are more antennas in one cell tower the total power  will be 0.9 w / sqm. 

Health risk from Wi-Fi devices rising

Dear Viewers , Thanks for going through my Blog , I am sorry not to post any new information on Cell  Phone / Tower issues due to personal reasons .  I am presently in USA  for a short visit .

Health risks from  mobile wireless  devices  like phones and tablets  are growing stronger  and  requires  immediate action as per reports from experts & researchers. According to the Bio Initiative Working Group , which released  a mid - year  update  covering  new science  studies  from 2012 to 2014, new   studies intensify  medical concerns about  malignant brain tumors from cell phone use .
" There is a consistent pattern  of increased  risk  for  glioma ( a malignant  brain tumor )  and acoustic  neuroma  with use of mobile and cordless phones ", said  Lennart Hardell from Orebro University , Sweden. " Epidemiological evidence  shows  that  radio frequency  should be classified  as a know human carcinogen . The existing FCC / IEEE  and ICNIRP  public safety  limits are not adequate to protect  public health "  Hardell said.
The Bio initiative  reports  nervous system effects  in 68% of studies  on radio frequency radiation ( 144  of 211studies) in 2014. This has increased from  63% in 2012 ( 93  of  150 studies ). Studies  of extremely  - low frequency  radiation are reported  to cause nervous system effects in 90% of the 105 studies  available  in 2014.
Genetic effects  ( damage to  DNA )  from radio frequency  radiation is  reported in 65% ( 74  of 114 studies ) ,  and 83% ( 49 of 59 studies ) of extremely  low frequency studies. Wire less  devices like phones and  tablets are big sources of un necessary  biological stress  to the mind and body that can chip away  at resilience over time. the report warns against  wireless in schools . Schools should  provide internet access without Wi-Fi .
 

BMC to start taking down illegal cell towers in Sept. 2013

This is Based on News Mumbai Mirror -  For the Awareness of  the Readers of this Blog.

The Birhanmumbai Municipal Corporation next  month will start the process of dismantling  nearly 1800 illegal  mobile phone towers in the city.
Nearly two weeks  after it put in place a comprehensive  mobile phone tower  policy, the municipal corporation  has decided to first target  those towers  that are not caught  in a court case filed by service  operators in 2011 , when  the municipal corporation had first  initiated action against them.
" The New Policy will be implemented  with retrospective  effect , which means  it will cover  all 4,500 mobile towers  on rooftops in the city . Of these, 3620  identified  as illegal .
The Municipal Commissioner  Sri Sitaram  Kunte of BMC  said that since some  unauthorized towers have filed case against BMC  by mobile operators , next month start the process  of bringing  down  the rest.
With the new policy, which allows  more than two towers  on a building  and makes  the consent of 70%  of a building's residents  mandatory for installing  mobile towers  among other conditions , this excuse  no longer exists.
Kunte , however , clarified  that though  the policy  incorporates  guidelines issued by the Department  of telecommunication, it only deals  with structural  aspects  of mobile towers. "It is the Dot's prerogative  to look into the  radiation - related  issues ".
While  citizen groups  that have been  focusing  on health hazards   of mobile tower radiation are happy  with the BMC move, mobile  operators  say  that  any harsh action will impact  the quality of services.
Sri Rajan Mathews  Director General  of COAI in his  as usual  reaction said  " If  the BMC takes harsh & arbitrary action , we will move  to court again. If the BMC goes ahead and removes  the towers , network  will be affected. He is very worried that  ultimately end consumer will suffer ".
The Politicians Sri Vinod Shelar BJP corporator  , who has spearheaded  a campaign  against illegal towers that BMC  should not spare  illegal towers. He further said that "It is shocking that only a quarter  of the towers in the city are legal as a result number of cases falling ill  due to mobile towers  is on the rise. The BMC must  demolish  all illegal towers  immediately. The Corporation  has turned a blind eye  all along , which is why so many  illegal towers have come up ".
The new policy bars installation of mobile phone towers on schools, colleges , hospitals, orphanages , child rehabilitation  centers  and old age homes. It also specifies that apart  from the consent of 70% of a building's  residents , permission  of every person living on the top  floor must be taken.
From the above report it  gives us so disheartening  news  with Kolkata Municipal  Corporation / West Bengal , with  the attitude  of Municipal Commissioner & Hon'ble Mayor is  just Opposite of  the BMC.  BMC has got transparency , but KMC authority  close their eyes on the huge illegal cell towers in the city are standing on the roof tops of Hospital , School buildings , thickly residential areas & Commercial Buildings. We approached & submitted  documents  with  reports  of  many illegal towers for demolition  but till now not a single  case has been considered for demolition. There are more than 4000 cell towers in West Bengal , out of which 60% approx. are illegal and they have no permission, it is also surprising that the KMC authority  do not have any idea how many towers exists in Kolkata ? Where we are living , people in huge nos. are suffering from many types of illness. The continuous effort was made more than 2 years with Minister of Environment  ( W. B ),  Mayor of Kolkata & Municipal Commissioner with genuine cases . No result /action  taken by them.  The Policy of Cell Tower is same for all the States, but  some states are very active for such illegal activities with demolition program and some state close their eyes &  gives indulgence to corruptions with a plea they do not have infra structure . But they are not at all concern  for health hazards of people from Radiations.
There is TERM Cell  under  DoT  in all the state but  they are also not active in measuring radiation levels of cell towers  & they have no list of cell towers in their record !
Where we will get Justice we do not know !!  When  Country have clean Governance  yet  to come after 67 years of Independence ?

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Be Allert from False Cell tower Business in West Bengal / INDIA

 This  post based on the News   of  one  popular News paper --

It is for the Awareness of Common Public -   who are being cheated by False Agent of Cell Tower

Huge Rent , Job offer to the landlords  are now a days very  attractive Offer being  given to many Landlords & Land owners  in many metro cities of India  & now this business is  entering in west Bengal by fake agents of Cell Tower Operators  & they are falling in their trap by the  false Agent of Cell Tower Providers in getting the Roof & land for Lease Rent . By Giving this attractive offer to the owners of Land owner &  Land lord , they are falling into their net of false business . It is learnt that initially  these  fake Agents pay some advance to these prospecting owners . These  people start to believe their offer when   many receive   money . These fake agents  also publish their advertisement  in news paper with their Mobile  number.
In this  serious matter  DOT  & TERM Cell was contacted & as per their opinion  the Industrial house feel that there is a official approved list of  cell operators in India. In their opinion that there is no connection of  job offer related to installation of cell tower . Generally Cell Towers are installed after lot of Conditions  & Agreement being made between Land lord  & Cell Operators  also after receiving License from DOT .
Due to lack of awareness  among public,   most  people without verifying the documents  agrees to go for Rent & get Cheated .  Now a days after seeing Advertisement in News paper people are contacting  Telecom Research  and Monitoring  Cell ( TERM Cell ). The DDG of TERM Cell is enquiring about this fake business. These fake Agents initially pay an advance to the owners & after some time  these agent  ask owners to pay some money for installing cell towers. Currently  these type of incidents have been received from Uttar Pradesh . TERM Cell  is not doing  any Awareness program for the  common people   very inactive wherever this Deptt. Exists , rather they are not much vigilant  & not making any Random Test of Measuring of Radiation Levels of Antennas . Last Year  DOT has reduced Radiation Levels  from  1st Sept. 2012 &  Govt. announced that the TERM cell will check whether the cell operators have reduced or not ?  No initiative is rarely visible from TERM cell for  random checking for the interest of the public ? In Noida,  Hon'ble High Court has ordered to remove 300 cell towers for Illegal  installations  for wrongly installing in Residential Areas.  
In my  conclusion  I like to mention that people should not fall pray to these fake agents getting lucrative offer .  There is none to rescue people rather than to be harassed . Neither   DOT nor  State Govts.  are  thinking any remedy  from this Cell Tower hazards & Harassments in our Society !!

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