COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India) and AUSPI (Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India) held a workshop cum press briefing on ‘Radiation from Mobile Towers’ Myths V/S  Realities.

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The workshop aimed at “Dispelling the Myths’ related to alleged health hazards from EMF radiations, by citing extensively from various study findings and research from the most independent organizations of the highest repute.

The workshop included participation from eminent doctors from varied specialist fields like Oncology, Cardiology, and Medicine, Senior official from Ministry of Communications and IT and eminent scholar & academicians from IIT Madras and Thiagarajar College of Engineering.

Together the eminent panelists briefed the audience on the various studies which have been conducted world wide, adoption of safety guidelines (ICNIRP) in India and most importantly myths related to alleged health hazards due to low level of electromagnetic waves from mobile towers.

S C Khanna, Secretary General, AUSPI, in his opening address remarked, “Cellular Mobile Communications is around 10 – 15 years old in India, however, in the west the same has been available for more than 20 – 30 years. It is pertinent to note that RF exposure of the public started many years ago when radio, television (broadcasting stations) came into being, however no long-term effects have been observed so far”.

Rajan S Mathews, Director General, COAI, while making the presentation on ‘Radiation from Mobile Towers’- Myths Vs Realities, said, “It is pertinent to dispel the myths surrounding the EMF emitted from mobile towers amongst the public and bring to the public the correct and accurate information based on the scientific evidence, studies and researches done over the past 2 to 3 decades by expert panels such as WHO, ICNIRP, FDA (USA).