Cell towers moved out of schools
KOLKATA: Cellphone towers could soon have to steer clear of schools and hospitals in Kolkata as the state environment department perceives them as a potential health and safety hazard.
A list of guidelines issued by the department has decreed that installation of base station antennas on the premises of schools and hospitals "may be avoided because children and patients are more susceptible to electromagnetic fields". The order, issued under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, mentions that antennas be avoided in narrow lanes to reduce the risks caused by an earthquake or wind-related disaster.
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A list of guidelines issued by the department has decreed that installation of base station antennas on the premises of schools and hospitals "may be avoided because children and patients are more susceptible to electromagnetic fields". The order, issued under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, mentions that antennas be avoided in narrow lanes to reduce the risks caused by an earthquake or wind-related disaster.
Read More...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Kolkata_/Cell_towers_moved_out_of_schools/articleshow/3075285.cms
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=electromagnetic
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=school+mast
rudkla - 27. Mai, 15:31
