RED ALERT ON CELL TOWER RADIATION

MIRROR INVESTIGATION

 

RED ALERT ON CELL TOWER RADIATION

 

Radiation levels emitted from phone towers dangerously high across city; Mirror examines seven spots and finds people there are exposed to the gravest possible health risks

 

RISHI MAZUMDAR

 

   Radiation levels emitted from cell phone towers across Mumbai are alarmingly high and pose serious health hazards to millions of Mumbaikars, an investigation done by this paper in association with a group that measures excessive electromagnetic radiation (EMR) levels has revealed.
Mumbai Mirror got Cogent EMR Solutions Ltd, a noted Delhi-based company, to measure EMR levels at seven spots across the city. At five of these spots, the meter showed that radiation levels were far beyond acceptable limits. High radiation levels are known to cause brain damage and heart problems, apart from raising a host of other health issues.
   The levels outside Mantralaya, the World Trade Centre and near Breach Candy Hospital were found to be unacceptably high. And if you thought your walk on the Marine Drive promenade was doing you a world of good and letting you breathe some fresh air, here's the truth: EMR levels there are among the highest, and experts say "being there is like being in an X-ray machine."
   Ever since the debate on health hazards posed by phone tower radiation began worldwide nearly a decade ago, Mumbai has seen at least a few thousand such towers arise. The study done by Cogent reveals it's now time to look at their ill-effects on our health.

 

MARINE DRIVE

 

MANTRALAYA

 

BREACH CANDY