A parliamentary panel has directed the Environment Ministry to address the issue of electromagnetic radiation from telecom tower sites and evolve a mechanism to create awareness among the people. This comes after the panel received several complaints by the general public pertaining to the lack of credible information from the government on the issue. Meanwhile, several studies according to the panel have reported the adverse impact of radiation from tower sites on heath of individuals.
Meanwhile, the Department of Telecommunications has informed the panel that the norms for exposure limit for radio frequency has been reduced to one-tenth of the existing limits prescribed by International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). Further, there was a difference of opinion on the impact of radiation from cell towers on health of citizens.
