Radhika Singh, who refused to put her child in a school due because it had a mobile tower nearby, said, "We have been living under constant threat... Recently, a 22-year-old boy lost his life due to a sudden heart attack. A mobile tower is installed on the terrace of his neighbour's house. Doctors say that one of the reasons behind the sudden heart attack could be harmful radiations emitted by the tower. Children are more sensitive to these radiations. I don't understand how mobile towers can be put so close to schools"
The Times of India, 9 June 2014
GURGAON: Mobile towers installed in Sushant Lok 1 have got the residents worried about their effects on health. Residents filed a complaint at the district commissioner's office on Friday to stop installation of new towers and remove some of the existing ones.
"Many residents and commercial complexes have given space to mobile companies to put up towers. Not only do these companies pay a good amount to residents and owners of the commercial complexes, but they also promise to provide free electricity through generators," said Sudhir Sachdeva, chairman, residents' welfare association, Sushant Lok 1.
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