The Fear, the Lies and the Conspiracy behind

Cell Tower Radiation

CANCER!

What is this all about?

Ex IIT professor Girish Kumar and his daughter Neha Kumar campaigning against cell towers.

What is this all about?

• Rajasthan High Court ruled in favour of two senior citizen's petition of banning cell towers near schools and hospitals

• The verdict received a mixed reaction among people

Who Supported the verdict

Who Supported the verdict

Who did not support the verdict

Fear and Panic Followed

Stories with barely any scientific proof began doing the rounds.

Fear and Panic Followed

People began to blame cell towers for

any and every unexplained phenomena

Actress Juhi Chawla’s Involvement

• Claims that her building at Malabar Hill in South Mumbai, is subjected to high levels of radiation from cell phone towers

• Says that according to an independent study by Prof. Girish Kumar, the radiation levels in her neighbourhood stand at a dangerous level of 25 Megawatts

So what is the TRUTH?

The TRUTH

• Cell phone towers emit RF waves, which, unlike Microwaves, are harmless, and incapable of causing any damage to humans

• Juhi Chawla's claim has been investigated by none other than fraudulent & tainted Professor Girish Kumar, whose own motives have been questioned by everyone in government & civil society

The TRUTH

• Juhi’s husband Jay Mehta has business interests in Wilcom Technologies and Salora International

• Wilcom is owned by Neha, Girish Kumar’s daughter

• These companies deal with anti-radiation products and supposedly low radiation cell-phones

Questions to JUHI CHAWLA

• If you are so concerned about safety of your children, why didn’t you move to a “safer” area?

• Have you stopped using cell phones yourself?

Questions to JUHI CHAWLA

• Where do you propose to relocate the cell towers that have been removed from your building?

• Aren't the lives of other people's children equally important?

Questions to GIRISH KUMAR

• Your articles always say cell towers MAY be a risk to your life. Aren’t you sure yet?

• You say radiation is carcinogenic. But people who have been living under All India Radio towers for decades have not reported any health problems. Why?

Questions to GIRISH KUMAR

• Cell phones are a recent invention. How did you find historical data of long term health effects?

• Cell tower radiation is even less than that of household appliances like microwave and radio. These have been around for a longer time than mobiles. Shouldn’t we all have developed health problems by now?

Conclusion

• There are no studies that confirm that cell tower radiation causes cancer

• Fear spreads faster and hence you will find more negative reports of cell tower radiation than positive

• Half of these so-called negative reports are propogated by Girish Kumar and his allies with vested interests

• Citizens are therefore urged to conduct their own research through reliable sources and then form an opinion

Suggested links for further reading

http://www.slideshare.net/ypatnayak/myths-about-cell-tower-radiations-unleashed - A WHO report busting common myths regarding cell tower radiation

http://sanki.in/2012/09/13/myth-busted-cellphone-towers-harmful-radiation/ - a comparative analysis of the powers emitted from some of the widely used household devices

http://ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt109.shtm - Tips to avoid cell phone radiation scams

http://telecomvibe.com/lies-versus-truth-dangers-from-cell-phone-towers/ - Lies vs Truth dangers from cell towers

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