Radiation from cell phone towers causes no harm: Department of Telecommunications official

JAIPUR: Contrary to popular fears that radiation from cell phone towers may be injurious to health, a senior DoT official on Tuesday said extensive research on electro-magnetic field signals has established that it does not cause any harm.

Senior Deputy Director Harvesh Bhatia of the Department of Telecommunication made this remark in a webinar organised by the Union government’s DoT aimed at dispelling various myths and misconceptions on radiation from mobile phone towers. “On the basis of extensive research on EMF signals, it has been established that mobile tower radiation does not cause any injurious health issues,” said Bhatia.