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The Communications Minister told Lok Sabha that there is no convincing scientific evidence that the radiofrequency signals from base stations and wireless networks cause adverse health effects and ruled out any change in present safety limits of tower and mobile emissions.
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After due consideration of the human health concerns on account of EMF radiation being raised in public and the Report of the Committee,( Allahabad High Court) the Government has decided in February 2014 that the present prescribed precautionary EMF safe exposure limits are adequate and need no further change at this stage”, The Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad told the Lok Sabha in a written answer.
The Minister also clarified that there is no order on removal of towers from hospitals and schools as Supreme court of India has “extended the time limit till further orders and the matter is sub judice.
In his reply to DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL , member of parliament , the Minister also endorsed the view of the World Health Organization (WHO) that there is no convincing scientific evidence that the weak radiofrequency signals from base stations and wireless networks cause adverse health effects.
Responding to a question raised in the Lok Sabha on the threat of occurrence of fatal diseases like cancer was rising due to installation of mobile towers, Ravi Shankar Prasad said – quoting a WHO Fact Sheet – that “considering the very low exposure levels and research results collected to date, there is no convincing scientific evidence that the weak Radio Frequency (RF) Signals from the base stations and wireless networks cause adverse health effects.”
