TRC to do lightning tests

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The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) said today that it has decided to carry out a country-wide research program on the impact of communication towers on lightning after receiving a large number of complaints from the public.

TRC Deputy Director of Networks, Dharmasiri De Alwis said that the commission receives about 10 complaints a month from residents who claim that lightning had caused damage to their homes.

He said that with the expansion of mobile telecommunication networks, the number of communication towers in the country have increased. He said that some residents fear that there may be health risks and that the towers could increase lightning occurrences.

“The towers are constructed to world class standards but it is difficult to determine the level of impact of lightning on the towers and we cannot ignore the complaints from the public which is why we are conducting the research,” De Alwis said.

He said a person or object at ground level usually attracts lightning in the absence of a higher object and that therefore damage caused is usually minimal. He said however that on some occasions the effects of lightning could induce a secondary effect where very strong lightning strikes send out current to power lines through which there could be damage to homes. (Olindhi Jayasundere)

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brrrr Thursday, 31 March 2011 04:04 PM

When TRC issued a "World class" status to Mobile towers??
There where facts that some tower frequencies very high than recommended.. when trc monitored those thing..

mobile network expansions started 10 years a go.. even now this is a good move.. there are clues once towers installed high probability of lightning

ampare son Thursday, 31 March 2011 11:39 PM

can you look other countrys. how they doing? except india.

Muba Friday, 01 April 2011 04:10 AM

This is all about jelous because the neighbours know the building getting big bucks. This is my experiance

din Friday, 01 April 2011 04:27 AM

Why can't we regulate the stationing of these Towers?? In no country do we see towers from every pillar to post!

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