Girish Kumar comments on "IIT professors call cell tower rules safe"
Dear All,
Saw the Times of India coverage on Sep. 23, 2013, Page 5, which says:
IIT professors call cell tower rules safe, doctors advise caution
http://timesofindia.indiatimes
I have attached the names of the IIT profs. and their report. At the end of the report, they have themselves admitted that many faculty members are working on the cell operators sponsored project. It includes names of 3 profs. of IIT Bombay.
It is most shocking news for me and probably the darkest day in the history of IIT. We will probably have to declare DARK MONDAY of IIT
I have recd. comments from the people, which I have reproduced below without their names.
Comment 1
Good Morning Sir,
This will be really a dark day for all of us. Its quiet surprising to see bias stand on the issue. Doctors are true and even your studies have proven that how adverse effects might be of radiation to all. Lets us all get to the root of this and see what exactly is happening?? Keep me posted. Please feel free to ask me if any help needed.
Comment 2
Today's Times reports that 25 professors and research workers mainly from various IITs have written an open letter to Union Ministry of Telecommunications and IT that present cell tower radiation norms are safest and that there is no need to change them !! It is surprising that these professors have suddenly woken up to write an unsolicited open letter to the govt. Obviously they have written at the behest of cell phone companies and their lobby.They must have been handsomely paid for their 'consultancy services' by the telephone companies.
Comment 3
Dear Prof.Girish Kumar,
It is indeed shocking! I think the script of USA model of doing business i.e. Only Profit , is being played out here in India to the T. You must have seen in the DVD (referring to Full Signal movie), how biilions were paid to both the parties in USA . ANY WAY THIS SHOULD SPUR THE ACTVISTS LIKE US TO MAKE MORE DETERMINED EFFORTS TO ENLIGHTEN THE PEOPLE AT LARGE.
with regards,
With regards.
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Girish Kumar
Professor, Electrical Engineering Department
I.I.T. Bombay, Powai, Mumbai - 400076, INDIA
Tel. - (022) 2576 7436, Fax - (022) 2572 3707
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IIT professors call cell tower rules safe, doctors advise caution
MUMBAI: Twenty-five professors and researchers mainly from the IITs working in the field of telecommunications have written an open letter to the Centre, stating that the country's cellphone tower radiation norms are among the safest in the world and there is no reason to change them.
But doctors and social activists say that cell tower radiation causes a range of health problems, from headache to memory loss to cancer, and demand stringent monitoring of radiation levels.
In their letter to the Union ministry of communications and information technology, headed byKapil Sibal, the professors have urged the government to avoid making ad-hoc decisions on restricting cell tower locations-so long as these meet existing guidelines-to avoid creating panic among people. The letter says there is "no further knowledge available" to warrant a change in cell tower safety recommendations.
The professors-drawn from IIT Bombay, Hyderabad, Madras, Delhi, Mandi and Kanpur, and IISc, Bangalore-discussed the issue internally before putting down their views on paper. All have worked in telecom research for 5-35 years
But Dr Ashish Mehta, a spinal and neurological surgeon with Breach Candy and Saifee hospitals, said, "Everyday gadgets give transitory stimulus. For instance, one does not stand before a microwave for 24 hours a day, so cells get a chance to repair themselves. It is when electromagnetic radiation is allowed to continuously bombard a cell that there is a problem. Cellphones have revolutionized the communication paradigm; though cells have an automatic repair system, when there is a disparity between damage and repair, it becomes hazardous."
Manoj Londhe, a member of the Mobile Tower Grievances Forum, said, "International studies show that cell tower radiations may not only be capable of causing cancer, but also cause neurotic disorders like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Most of all, prolonged exposure to radiation may cause DNA mutations and thus are most dangerous to foetuses."
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