PANJIM: An awareness workshop on “Radiation from Cellular Mobile Towers” was organised by the Goa unit of the Central Government’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) under Chairmanship of Ashok Kumar Mittal, ITS, Advisor, DoT, at Sanchar Bhavan Patto, here.
It was also revealed that the Goa unit of DoT has done Electromagnetic Frequency (EMF) testing across the State of Goa and all the towers have been found compliant with Indian EMF norms.
S Sudhakar, Deputy Director General, DoT, Goa gave a presentation on the technical aspects on EMF from the mobile towers and the government’s initiatives to expand the telecom and internet facilities to support latest and the advanced new services for the general public of Goa.
The workshop was organised as part of DoT’s public advocacy programme designed to dispel myths around EMF radiation and to quell unfounded fears of citizens, supported by credible scientific evidence.
Giving an outline of the telecommunication services and highlighting the issues faced by the stakeholders, Mittal mentioned, “Mobile towers are vital for smooth connectivity. However, rising misinformation related to health concerns posed by mobile towers is alarming. We are here today to address these myths and misconceptions that lack any foundation.”
Dr TK Joshi, advisor to Union Health Minister, Government of India said “Scientific research is testimonial to the fact that there are no health impacts of these radiations on human health. It is important for citizens to understand today that mobile tower EMF radiation is being strictly monitored and evidence from credible sources has ruled out possibility of health issues emanating from EMF radiations.”
