Electromagnetic field emissions from telecom towers well within limits in India

Electromagnetic field emissions from mobile towers in the country are much below the strict norms enforced by the Department of Telecom, a senior officer said here on Friday. “There is no scientific evidence backing the claim that EMF radiation from mobile towers, which are below the safe limits prescribed by the International Commission on Non-ionizing Radiation Protection and recommended by the World Health Organization, can cause adverse health effects,” said DoT Secretary J.S. The government has taken adequate steps to ensure that telecom service providers strictly adhere to these prescribed norms.” Telecom towers are critical installations on which the backbone of wireless communications rest and unfounded apprehensions around EMF emissions and mobile towers have the potential to derail our growth story, Deepak pointed out. “A committee, formed at the behest of the Allahabad High Court, comprising experts from five IITs, AIIMS, Indian Council of Medical Research and Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, has also on the basis of scientific evidence, studies and reports available, found that there is no conclusive evidence about the stated dangers of EMF radiation from mobile BTS towers,” Chaturvedi added.