PANAJI
The Goa unit of the department of Telecommunications organised an awareness workshop on ‘Radiation from Cellular Mobile Towers’ under the chairmanship of Ashok Kumar Mittal, ITS, advisor, DoT recently, as a part of public advocacy programme designed to dispel myths around Electromagnetic Frequency (EMF) radiation and to quell unfounded fears of citizens, supported by credible scientific evidence.
While giving an outline of the telecommunication services and highlighting the issues faced by the stakeholders, Ashok Kumar Mittal addressed the myths and misconceptions and pointed out that mobile towers are vital for smooth connectivity. Dr T K Joshi, advisor to Health Minister, government of India briefed on the scientific research that is testimonial to the fact that there are no health impacts of these radiations on human health. “It is important for citizens to understand today that mobile tower EMF radiations are being strictly monitored and evidence from credible sources have ruled out the possibility of health issues emanating from EMF radiations,” said Joshi.
S Sudhakar, deputy director general, department of Telecommunications (Goa) gave a presentation on the technical side of EMF from mobile towers and the government initiatives to expand the telecom and internet facilities to support latest and the advanced new services for the general public of Goa State. The speakers focussed on the fact that mobile services and wireless broadband access are necessary not only for rapid growth and modernization of various sectors of the economy, but also for success of key government initiatives related to education, health, finance, direct benefit transfer, e-KYC and other e-governance services.
