New Link Road Residents Forum exposes yet another Health Hazard:

Dr. Mathew, President of New Link Road Forum and a Physician, did a site survey along with Harish Pandey and found that these Mobile towers were less than 30 feet from the adjoining buildings. We filed an RTI with residents and here is the shocking result.

No civic nod for 3 cell towers atop bldg: RTI

Linah Baliga TNN Times of India 26^th Dec 2012

Mumbai: The high level of radiation emitted by three unauthorized mobile towers atop Victor Shelter building poses a health hazard for neighbouring buildings, especially Nilesh society residents at Kandarpada in Dahisar (W), says IIT-Bombay professor Dr. Girish Kumar. The radiation level in the New Nilesh society flat was measured by Wilcom Technologies Pvt Ltd, an IIT-B incubated firm. 

    The combined radiation measured in the living room, kitchen, master-bedroom and another bedroom, especially near windows, was very high, the researcher said.
    Residents complained of low immunity, constant headaches, fever and hairloss. A recent Right to Information (RTI) query filed by Harish Pandey of the New Link Road Residents’ Forum revealed that the civic body had no records of permission granted to the mobile operator to install cell towers atop Victor Shelter. 
    “Last year, an RTI query revealed that three mobile towers erected near Ganpat Patil Nagar slum were illegal, since they did not have any permission from the civic body,” said Pandey. 
    “These were dismantled later. In this regard, all residents staying around the three towers and the people travelling on Link Road were exposed to radiation. This only highlights loopholes in our system and the indifference of the telecom companies towards the health of citizens,” he added. “In the last two years, people from different housing societies in the vicinity have told me that the residents are suffering from insomnia, headache, lack of concentration, memory loss, and joint pains. At all these places, cell towers have been installed in nearby buildings and the radiation level measured was found to be too high,” said Kumar. 
    Kumar’s daughter, Neha, has been studying the biological effects of radiation. 
    “Residents should ask the mobile operator to reduce the power transmission and ensure antennas are not facing their homes,” said Neha, director of Nesa Radiation Solutions. “Where the radiation level is high they can install a protective window shield. We have developed a shield to absorb unwanted emission,” added Kumar. 

HEALTH HAZARD 

• High level of radiation emitted by three unauthorized cell towers atop Victor Shelter building poses a health hazard for residents of neighbouring New Nilesh society, says IIT Bombay professor Dr. Girish Kumar 

• Radiation measured in various rooms of a flat in New Nilesh was very high, Kumar added 

• Residents have reported low immunity, fever and hair loss

TROUBLE IN THE AIR: Residents of the Dahisar building got a firm to scientifically measure the radiation emitted by the mobile towers

Dr. Mathew, President of New Link Road Forum and a Physician, did a site survey and found that the towers were less than 30 feet from the adjoining buildings.