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Mobile tower & health hazard

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Salil Gewali


•Sir- The science has already warned us in strong terms that mobile phone has adverse effect on our health for its emission of electro-magnetic radiation each time we receive a call signal. Just imagine if one single unit of mobile set can cause bad effect on our health in due course of time, then what would be the consequence of bombardment of signal impulses which lead to ceaseless emission of electromagnetic radiation in greater density by transmitting tower near our residences.
Yes, different groups of scientists in US, Germany etc have come up with startling findings that just can deflate our pride in having our building crowned with mobile phone towers. The studies have established that person staying near 500 meters of the tower is three times more prone to suffer from cancer than other staying further away from the tower. Besides cancer other illnesses that may appear in few years are fatigue, cataracts, reduction of mental concentration and immune system. Children are more sickness-porn due to this electromagnetic radiation than the adult. Yes, the noise is also another gnawing irritant caused by this tower unit.      
Well, I wonder how nonchalantly cool are our cell phone company that they keep on erecting towers by paying a few thousand  rupees per month to the building owners. They never bother to take opinions or permission of the immediate neighbors whose health is equally at stake for that towering system.  If I am not wrong the law must require the company to formally obtain the permission of the people residing within the radius of at least 500 meters prior to installment of the tower.
I guess a few thousand rupees as rent now but fatal sicknesses later is not a fair bargain between the company and the building owners.

Salil Gewali,
Upper Mawprem,
Shillong

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