The Tihar Jail authorities are worried about the performance of the mobile jammers installed in its complex, which are facing problems due to high-frequency mobile towers around the high-security prison.
The jail sources told Millennium Post that because of the high-frequency mobile towers, the jammers in the jail, which were installed to curb the misuse of mobile phones inside the prison, are facing technical problems. 'Most of the jammers were installed in 2011, and their frequency specifications were kept in tandem with the frequencies of the mobile towers at that time. However, we have now learned that telecom service providers have increased their frequencies,' a prison source said.
The jail authorities wrote to the mobile jammer manufacturers a few days ago and asked them to review the functioning of these machines in the jail. 'We have written to BEL to review the functioning of the jammers,' said Sunil Gupta, the public relation officer of the Tihar Jail. However, he refused to say whether the letter to Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) was written due to this problem.
'Presently, there are 11 jammers installed inside the Tihar Jail. We have a sanction to install 21 jammers in all, even though the requirement to cover the entire prison was much more. The remaining 10 will be installed soon,' the source said. Apart from these jammers, the jail premises also has 258 CCTVs installed to secure the entire area.
The issue of mobile towers emitting high-frequency signals has been in the news for more reasons than one. The Delhi high court had issued notices to the centre and the Delhi government in July on a plea to ban high-frequency mobile phone towers in residential areas, as its radiation causes health hazards. The court has sought a response from the telecommunication department, the chief secretary of the Delhi government and a leading mobile service provider by 14 January 2013.
Now, the fear of Tihar authorities has added a security dimension to this case.
The jail sources told Millennium Post that because of the high-frequency mobile towers, the jammers in the jail, which were installed to curb the misuse of mobile phones inside the prison, are facing technical problems. 'Most of the jammers were installed in 2011, and their frequency specifications were kept in tandem with the frequencies of the mobile towers at that time. However, we have now learned that telecom service providers have increased their frequencies,' a prison source said.
The jail authorities wrote to the mobile jammer manufacturers a few days ago and asked them to review the functioning of these machines in the jail. 'We have written to BEL to review the functioning of the jammers,' said Sunil Gupta, the public relation officer of the Tihar Jail. However, he refused to say whether the letter to Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) was written due to this problem.
'Presently, there are 11 jammers installed inside the Tihar Jail. We have a sanction to install 21 jammers in all, even though the requirement to cover the entire prison was much more. The remaining 10 will be installed soon,' the source said. Apart from these jammers, the jail premises also has 258 CCTVs installed to secure the entire area.
The issue of mobile towers emitting high-frequency signals has been in the news for more reasons than one. The Delhi high court had issued notices to the centre and the Delhi government in July on a plea to ban high-frequency mobile phone towers in residential areas, as its radiation causes health hazards. The court has sought a response from the telecommunication department, the chief secretary of the Delhi government and a leading mobile service provider by 14 January 2013.
Now, the fear of Tihar authorities has added a security dimension to this case.