Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Shillong License Service Area (LSA) has organized an “Awareness Seminar on EMF Radiation” on October 13, 2021. India is celebrating 75th year of Independence as AzadiKaAmritMahotsav and this session was organized as part of DoT’s public advocacy programme to commemorate the monumental occasion and to build a new Atmanirbhar Bharat by ensuring a robust telecom network with state of art technology and the best quality of service.
The seminar was attended by government officials, general public, college faculty, telecom service providers, infrastructure providers and other officials. DoT is fully committed and equipped to facilitate the compliance of guidelines that are designed to safeguard beloved citizens from any risk of EMF exposure. People must be informed and assured that there is no threat to their health from mobile towers. Welcoming the Seminar, ShriA.K.Jain, DDG (Compliance), DoT, North East LSA, Shillong, said “The DoT monitors the EMF emission levels from towers across India and ensures compliance with emission norms across the country through its field units. LSAs also conducts physical audits of sites by selecting them randomly and testing the power of the available EMF signals at different probable locations near the site”.
