Government plans to install devices for round-the-clock monitoring of radiation levels emanating from telecom towers, according to sources. This would be another level of surveillance along with existing manual system of data collection. The device will periodically sent information to central server where the data can be checked and reports can be generated.
The country has adopted most stringent radiation norms, which is 90 per cent less than followed by the most countries, in order to ensure that health of people around mobile towers are not impacted.
Telecom companies have been facing issue in installing mobile towers due to resistance from general public amid apprehension that radiation from mobile tower will adversely impact their health.
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