Updated On: 08 September, 2012 07:52 AM IST | | Asha Mahadevan
With the government recommending that the standards for radio frequency emissions from cell phone towers be reduced, the dispute over whether these structures are actually harmful rears its head once againce again
Harmful or not. That is the question when it comes to cell phone towers. The debate over these monetarily profitable towers has sharply divided the citizens of Mumbai — this is epitomised by a current, sharp debate on in the suburb of Mulund. The government recently issued a notification, urging cell phone operators to lower the radiation the towers emitted to one-tenth from September 1.

Cause for money or worry? Cell phone towers on residential societies are a common sight in Mulund. Pic/Anita Anandu00a0