Well well! Most have done their homework as I have done mine! So to all who profess to be experts & those who are experts (I belong to neither group as mentioned in my first para when subject started) do please check out the rest of the websites as Ashley & Rico have so conveniently laid out for us all, & any other reading material available, & first hand experiences. I am not too sure we should be taking as gospel truth what we find on these websites......so it goes either way I guess......
For me it finally boils down to my opinion based on what I see around me & the experiences of those sick & "gettng sick" people in various areas of Bahrain within 3 months of the Masts...Towers (call them what you will) being put up in their "backyard". The Health Centres & Drs. can find no reason for some of the illnesses that started quickly & they seem to find no cure. Some people have managed to get the Govt. to remove one or two masts, some have filed their complaints, but some have no option but to put up with such things or leave. Hence I mentioned that Bahrain has got in its own overseas "experts" to do "another" study on said subject so that they can allay the fears of residents - locals & expatriates alike. At the moment, the latest here is people have nothing to worry about if the masts are 400 metres away from their residence which most often than not isnt the case but guess it is too late to do anything about them. By the way, there are 2 Masts within 100metres & 400 metres radius from my bedroom window and building which were installed overnight so to say...(some landlords made a quick buck & all this came about due to the fact that all these years there was just one Telecommunications operator but now there are 3..... ) As I am a "guest" in this place I have no right as such but I think the Saliganvkars have every right to decide what they want where, just as we all have a right to type our "opinions" or "facts" on various subjects on SaligaoNet without being rude & condescending. Dont know about toilet paper etc. since I dont print unnecessary things (hence no paper involved) so as to save the trees ...perhaps also a reason for some of the Saliganvkars opposition to the Tower - the Coconut Trees will - wilt...die....not yield - which would result in them being cut down/uprooted or whatever. How true is that I wouldnt know ..just a thought! But then neither was my mail to do with feelings, grandmother stories etc. but my opinion based on vicarious experiences (ref. my para above & my earlier mail please) As for the broken legs, excessive bleeding of wounds & heart attacks & other everyday emergencies...they have been dealt with efficiently by those knowing basic first aid.... (I would suggest -(only a suggestion) that each take a course in First Aid - it definitely helps in saving lives).... before the patients were transported to the hospital...the ones I know/knew continued to live to a ripe old age, & all this during times when even telephones were not in place in our village. The rest of my mail/thought/opinion would be in line with Rico's ...or almost (in red). Have a nice day Annette > From: [email protected] > 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. Exactly! Hear! hear! But then, I am not addressing Maurice or any particular Saliganvkar! > 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? I wouldnt! Votary or Non-Votary! as it is, the one a building away from my bedroom window is not by choice. > 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? Hey Rico! Slap bang on the spot! Great! I dont need to type anything more, you sure have done it for me! thanks a bunch! > 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? Yeh already referred to in my previous paras & earlier mail. > 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 Jeez! really? Well that is what I meant by all quotes from studies made, like - "norm" "within limits", "within safe radius" etc. but this would continue for a lifetime eh, so in the case of our children & grandchildren.....70 years on an average (Inshallah!) - then I am sure it is easy to do the multiplication or use the age old timetable. > 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 Cell phone towers emit a type of radiation "that over time" ....these being the key words!!! > 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 We have been exposed to all levels since we all use various appliances & equipment in our homes & offices - cant quibble over that but do the Saliganvkars want to be exposed to more...hence the opposition perhaps???? As for the 12 days during Commonwealth Games - the "knowledgeable gurus" would have us believe that it isnt much exposure - what's 12 days in a lifetime of 70 x 365/366 anyway? Let all enjoy the Games! I think there are more serious concerns like safety & security in the city eh? for residents & visitors alike!!! > 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 Well then, the Saliganvkars are amongst the lot too...all the best to all! > > 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 Time will tell!......OR.......Money will! Annette -- This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. 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