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Mobile radiation threat
AHMEDABAD UPFRONT
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ANALYSIS
can be reduced: Panel SS Khandwawala
Vijay Zaveri.DNA
practices in India. For future
Piyush Patel. DNA
partment of telecommunica- mittee has warned that the lar systems. The report, how- government to provide for Like, say, vegetarians don't
tions of the Central govern- ICNIRP limits are not suffi- ever goes on to caution measuring centres for online Almost all the ghettos, like to live with non-vegetari-
ment. It had recently ex- ciently safe for the Indian against rushing to the con- monitoring of radiation lev- be it in Ahmedabad, ans and visa versa.
pressed serious concern over population and that they clusion that cellphones were els round the clock at promi- As a result ghettos are
the powerful electromagnet- should be reconsidered in the actually harmful as these nent places in cities. It has Mumbai, Kolkata or formed. Almost all the ghettos,
The city witnessed a mega blood ic fields (EMF) or electro- light of its report. studies were not well-de- suggested that the data thus New York, are places be it in Ahmedabad, Mumbai,
magnetic waves emitted The hot tropical climate signed and their number was collected should be sent to a Kolkata or New York, are places
camp by Ahmedabad Kerala
from mobile phone towers. of India, the smaller and not statistically significant. central server for further where crime and where crime and criminals
Samajam (AKS) on Sunday
morning. Around 580 units of blood The current cellphone ra- less fat content in the body Nevertheless, the report analysis and processing. criminals have a better have a better presence com-
was collected in the five hour long diation levels allowed in the of an average Indian as has suggested that India To raise awareness among presence compared to pared to other parts of the city.
camp, held in four areas of the city, country may be alright for compared to Europeans, should adopt revised radia- users, every mobile manu- The reason is lack of educa-
viz., Naroda, Satellite, Maninagar western countries where and the higher concentra- tion levels for mobile phones facturer's booklet must carry other parts of the city. tion, proper opportunities and
and Nirnaynagar. This is the first people have higher fat levels tion of RF radiation may and cellphone towers, in warnings and give options The reason is lack of of course the willingness to
time when all the 15 wards of AKS than people living in tropical place Indians at risk, the keeping with environmental such as whether the user make a quick buck by hook or
countries, it has stated. The committee's report states. and physiological factors. would prefer wireless hands-
education, proper by crook. Even affluent people
have come together to conduct the
mega blood camp. "We have been bodies of Westerners can ab- The report notes that sev- "Canada, Australia, New free system to reduce radia- opportunities are willing to earn money
conducting blood camps since past sorb RF radiation more ef- eral studies had raised con- Zealand, Switzerland, Rus- tion to the head, and low and of course the through not-so-legal means but
six years. Till last year, each ward of fectively because they have cerns about possible risk of sia, Italy, Poland, China and handset SAR. such cases are referred to as
our association used to conduct more fat in comparison to the radiation's adverse effects. Belgium have adopted even People having active med- willingness to make a 'white collar crimes' and rarely
blood camps separately. But this is bodies of Indians. These reports have noted the stricter guidelines," the ical implants should keep quick buck by hook or get noticed.
the first time when all the 15 wards India currently follows the link between exposure to ra- report states. their cellphones at least 30 However, those living in
have come together for this noble International Commission dio frequency radiation and In India, there is current- cm away from the implant at
by crook ghettos get involved in small
cause," said Mohan Nambiar, on Non-ionising Radiation occurrence of health disor- ly no restriction on the loca- all times and not use a mo- crime which quickly comes to
president of AKS. Protection (ICNIRP) limits, ders including the impact on tion of the towers. As a re- bile phone when a normal What do you need to be a the notice. I think the lack of
which also have the approval cell growth, cell differentia- sult, there has been a mush- wired phone is available, the builder? Money, of course. And education and opportunities
of the World Health Organi- tion, immune system, the re- room growth in mobile tow- report states. those builders who don't want is to be blamed for the crime
WEATHER & ALMANAC to work in the legal framework
will need muscle power too.
in ghettos. Development is
the only solution to all these
Temperature Monday, February 7, 2011 HIGHLIGHTS OF REPORT It is very easy for them to problems.
grab land and harass the poor Once an area is developed
Maximum 08.30o C Shri Vikram Samvat 2067, \ The inter-ministerial tingling sensation on the effective monitoring of metre to 2.4 watt/square because the victims don't and people start getting job op-
Sake Era 1932, Sun committee found that skin of the head, fatigue, mobile towers and metre. In India, on the
Minimum 17.30o C Uttrayan, Dakshin Gole, know the law. Thus the illiter- portunities the crime rate will
higher the Specific sleep disorder, dizziness, companies to ensure other hand, the current ate become easy prey for such go down. Education is another
Humidity 95% shishir Ritu, Magh Shukla Absorption Rate (SAR)- that the new norms are
lack of concentration, permitted level at 1800 land mafias. important matter as it will not
Paksha Chaturthi till level of a handset, the adhered to.
Sunrise 07.17 am ringing in the ears, MHz is 9.2 watt/square During my tenure as a police be easy for criminal elements
5.08pm, Nakshatra greater is its power to reaction time, loss of \ Different countries metre. official, I came to know about to cheat people if they know of
Sunset 18.31 pm Uttrabhadrapad till 1.56am, cause harm to the user. memory, headache, have adopted stricter \ An alternative means some cases wherein the land their rights. The local govern-
Yoga Siddha till 11.24pm,
Moonrise 09.24 am \ People who are disturbance to the radiation norms in the to deploy mobile telecom was illegally grabbed and only ment also needs to have an in-
Karan Bhadra till 5.08pm
and after that Bav till chronically exposed to digestive system and light of their unique network based on best with my intervention was the teractive approach.
Moonset 22.08 pm palpitation. accused nabbed. Say, for instance, why can't we
6.25am and Balav starts low-level wireless environmental factors international practices,
Forecast antenna emissions and \ The committee has and the physical and a national policy and The land mafia knows every have an awareness drive about
Rahu Kala : 7.30am
users of mobile handsets recommended lowering structure of their guidelines on EMF provision in the law or have the legal aspects of a land deal?
Weather will be mainly to 9am
have reported symptoms permitted radiation limits population. Their radiation for telecom powerful legal backing in their Why can't officers distribute
sunny in all districts of Yam Ganda : 10.30am
to 12pm during and after mobile to one-tenth of the radiation norms at 1800 towers need to be land grab endeavours. They pamphlets on the same? Why
Gujarat state & in Diu,
Best Period : 9am to use. These symptoms current level. The panel MHz frequency varies evolved, the panel's know that once a matter goes to can't the local government be-
Daman, Dadara Nagar
10.30am, and 6.30pm range from burning and has also advised from 0.001 watt/square report states. court then it will be easy for come more participative?
Haveli.
to 8.30pm them to grab land as the court The writer is a retired DGP,
takes years to resolve a matter. Gujarat State
Letters ‘Inquiry’, not tions against Modi have been allegations are made can be pages report. It remains to be Thank the judiciary that the government was politicians. The Indian history
‘investigation’ found to be true, they cannot said to be guilty as one should seen whether the court orders This is with reference to forced to act. shows that despite strong evi-
to the be further investigated under be talking about guilty under will give teeth to SIT, which 'Raja, 2 aides arrested', (DNA, —JS Khan, via email dence of various scams in
Tahelka's expose of the 600- the law (DNA Feb 4). At this the law -- as SIT is expected to called itself toothless. February 3). On its part, the II which a whole lot of politicians
editor page report that SIT has sub- juncture -- nine years after the talk. On such a self-contradic- —Man Mohan Singh, Central government seems to are involved, not a single per-
mitted to the Supreme Court riots and three years of SIT's tory report, Teesta Setalvad is Ahmedabad have done everything it This is with reference to 'Raja, 2 son has ever been convicted by
in a sealed cover by and large deliberating over the cases, quoted to have demanded that could, to cover up the 2G aides arrested', the arrest of ex- the authorities.
tallies with apprehensions Supreme Court has told SIT SIT should now file an FIR Bring back edits spectrum scam. The recently telecom Minister A Raja and —Sahir Ansari, via email
which arose in discerning that its conclusions should be against Modi to ensure a com- appointed telecom minister his aides in the 2G scam is a
readers' minds after reading based on what is legally prehensive investigation be- I have noticed recently that Kapil Sibal even questioned positive step taken by the UPA Flip flops
reports in newspapers and doable under the law as every- cause there is ample evidence there is no Edit Page column the CAG report's basis of cal- government to effectively clean Flip flops are par for the course
magazines about the 2002 riots thing else would be mere opin- for a formal FIR. SIT's report in your newspaper. DNA is culating the notional loss to up corruption among the high- in politics but our ministers
and reports about omissions ion of any authority, media or also says that SIT's job was a the best disciplined and most the exchequer. Similarly, the profile politicians, who have and their party spokesmen, in
and commissions of the Gu- political party. Conceptually, mere fact finding exercise and ideological journal and has at- Congress functionaries derid- looted the nation and public their anxiety to please their
jarat police and government the SIT report takes the read- not an investigation under tracted the young and old ed the CAG, even though it is money for their own selfish boss and retain their plum
and what SIT did or did not do er to a climax and then, to- CrPC which would have given equally. I like the paper for its one of the few respectable gains. But looking at the wide- posts have raised it to a fine art.
in the matter. However, Tahel- wards the end and all of a sud- SIT teeth and legal powers to straightforwardness and sim- public institutions left in the spread corruption, which is in- As a result, statements which
ka's and SIT report's conjec- den, to an anticlimax. Allega- carry out a full-fledged investi- plicity. But the Edit page is a country, the prime minister creasing at an alarming rate, are 180 degrees apart are made
The editor ture that Narendra Modi is tions which cannot be investi- gation! So 'investigation' here back-bone of a newspaper. maintained his usual silence and the lengthy process of law, every day by the same person
welcomes your guilty is inconsistent with the gated under the law are des- actually means 'inquiry'. Now May I request you to kindly re- through all this. We should be it seems the action taken by and if it makes him/her a
views and feedback: concluding para of the SIT re- tined to remain allegations SC is likely to issue court's or- consider its re-inception. thankful to the judiciary and CBI is a mere face-saving stunt laughing stock, who cares?
editletters@dnaindia.net port that though the allega- and none against whom such der on March 3 on SIT's 600 GR Surendran, Ahmedabad media as it was due to them to save the venal and guilty —MR Hosangady, Mumbai
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