The Impact of Mobile Towers on The Health of Residential and Commercial Sector living People, Aligarh

The study has mobile connectivity has grown in demand and therefore mobile towers are being installed everywhere including residential areas. This paper looks at the health effects of exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR) that is released by these towers especially to those individuals who live or work around this installation. Proceeding with a qualitative and analytical method of research, the work is based on the secondary data, observational analysis, and scientific literature with the help of which it can investigate the range of proximity of the towers to the human habitats and how it affects them and their health. The analysis has found out that a considerable of mobile towers are situated or built in the heavily populated residential and business places whereas 75 % of them are found within a 100-meter radius of sensitive places like schools, hospitals, and residential apartments. Synthesis using literature sources showed that sleep disturbances (33%), headaches (29%) and fatigue (21%) were the most frequently reported instances of health problems associated with long-term exposure to EMR. There was a significant difference between the incidences of health effects in exposed areas where there was a high level of density and proximity to residential areas: tower density was found to be significantly high. This research should draw attention of possible health hazards of mobile tower radiations, which demands stringent city planning, social-level understanding, and another empirical study to make policy designs with health protection.