Dear Rico, BSNL did come to Saligao to explain their position, most of us were too busy to attend. All of the Consumer Cell members who were present went to the BSNL office and sat through a detailed explanation as to why BSNL wanted a tower in close proximity to their current office and not on the hills. They addressed all of the queries and fears that the people had. This whole debate becomes redundant because the tower is now on private property, away from habitation. With due respect news items, views and ongoing research hardly constitute defense of a position. Unfortunately, I tend to steer more toward research and studies conducted by legitimate independent or Govt. sponsored organizations in the West, only because I know the legal ramifications of deceptive or bad Business practices there. Malpractice or intentional mis-information are devastating to whole Industries and Lawyers are constantly on the lookout for opportunities to file Class Action Law suits on even a hint of impropriety. This is a bigger deterrent in the West than here in India. For your perusal, The American Cancer Society's take on RF transmissions and their link to Cancer http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/CancerCauses/OtherCarcinogens/AtHome/cellular-phone-towers Regards, Maurice
--- On Mon, 9/20/10, Frederick Noronha <[email protected]> wrote: From: Frederick Noronha <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [SALIGAONET] Phones? To: [email protected] Date: Monday, September 20, 2010, 4:26 PM Dear Maurice, One way or another, I don't have strong views on this issue. I don't want to belong to the we-want-mobile-phones-but-not-mobile-towers lobby. At the same time, it would be hypocritical to argue that the-village-needs-mobile-towers-but-place-it-in-your-backyard. As a general principle, I respect the views of people who adopt the NIMBY (not in my backyard) approach. We need to respect their voices. Would anyone of the votaries of the mobile-towers-for-Saligao plan be eager to place one in their backyards, btw? Which made me wonder... why is BSNL not willing to have a tower someone along the uninhabited village hill? Is their argument that "part of the village will not get coverage" really valid, or just an excuse? Btw, before we allow a few to shout down those raising questions, may I point to a few online resources that might be of interest? Cell towers, a health risk: ... Girish Kumar, professor of electrical engineering at Mumbai IIT, said India's safe radiation limit for mobile towers is also harmful. "We have allowed 4.5 Watt per sqm as the safe limit. Russia has put a limit of 0.02 Watt and Germany 0.001 Watt," he said. "You know what 4.5 Watt means? It is same as putting someone in a microwave for 19 minutes a day," Kumar said. http://www.downtoearth.org.in/node/1859 Cell Phone Transmitter Tower Dangers: Increased public awareness about the link between prolonged proximity to cell phone transmitter towers and certain kinds of diseases has led to spreading concern. Cell phone towers emit a type of radiation that over time, seems to disrupt normal cell activity in the body. In short amounts, this radiation may be harmless, but people who live near cell phone towers may risk excessive exposure. http://www.ehow.com/list_5911539_cell-phone-transmitter-tower-dangers.html Radiation levels of the non-nuclear kind in Delhi may have reached way beyond what humans can live with. Almost four-fifths of the metropolis has people living in the midst of radiation levels ranging from “borderline” to “unsafe” and “extreme anomaly”, which are highly unsafe. Only about a fifth of Delhi lives and works in the safe zone and that is almost entirely where the vvips reside. The October Commonwealth Games, over 12 days, could be the most radiation-filled sports event ever. http://www.emfnews.org/Cell-Tower-Radiation-Dangers-India-Part1.html The current drive against the illegal towers, Sen said, was also partly prompted by public concerns over health. Some residents feared towers beaming signals might pose health risks. http://www.naturalhealthstrategies.com/india-targets-illegal-cell-phone-towers.html Prof. Kumar's meter clearly indicates that as we get closer to the cellphone towers, the radiation levels increase exponentially. Radiation exposure up to minus 30 db a day is the safety limit for us. But the meter reads -12 or -10 even at a distance of almost 50 meters away from the towers. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cell-phone-towers-a-big-health-risk-in-cities/123060-17.html STORM BREWING AGAINST MOBILE TOWERS: Are more phone base station antennas (towers) a health hazard to the neighbourhood? Whatever the claims and counter claims, erection of cellular towers in residential localities, especially on high rise buildings, is facing rough weather, so it seems.In Salcete, it started with protests from residents of Navelim. Last week saw hundreds of students coming on the roads in Cuncolim, protesting against the erection of a tower close to the school building. On Aug 23, the residents of Maddel have come out openly against the proposed construction of a tower in their neighbourhood. (H) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg00279.html Ultimately, those raising questions about the mobile towers could well be wrong, scare-mongers and inaccurate. But the onus should be on BSNL (and those supporting the idea of a tower) to convince villagers how safe it is. Of course, we all love our mobile phones. But that is not quite the point! FN Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490 -- This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en Please post regularly to keep the e-village active! -- This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en Please post regularly to keep the e-village active!
