SHILLONG: The High Court of Meghalaya, while issuing a notice to the Secretary, Telecommunication, to file his personal affidavit, has asked the State Government through the Department of Health to conduct a survey to find out the adverse impact if any, on the health, of the people of the localities situated near the mobile towers as a result of radiation emitted by the towers. The matter will come up for hearing on July 29. While hearing a petition on the radiation effect of mobile towers as put up by Reliance Telecommunications Ltd, Bharat Hexacom Ltd, Dishnet Communications Ltd. (Aircel), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, Idea Cellular Ltd, and Vodafone Dislink Ltd, the Court observed that in the inspection reports submitted by Director (TERM), NE-1 Kulwinder Kumar, “we do not find any information as to the limit of emission of radiation by the towers and the equipments being used for measuring the radiation before giving the findings that all the parameters are within the limit”. According to the Division Bench of the Court, “The inspection reports of the officer thus appear to be evasive. In view of the matter, we direct the Secretary, Telecommunication, to file his personal affidavit. The State Government through the Department of Health shall also conduct a survey to find out the adverse impact if any, on the health, of the people of the localities situated near the towers in question as a result of radiation emitted by the mobile towers”. The Court also wanted the copy of the order to be served to the counsels for Union of India and Meghalaya Government at the earliest.