NON-OCCUPANCY CHARGES IN CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETIES

BY
MAHABALESHWAR N. MORJE

Important Questions and Answers


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Q.10 Why it is suggest the committee of experts should appoint before final decision is taken to prevent Mobile Antennas?
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Q.12 What is the effect of Microwave Radiation ?
Q.13 What is the preventive treatment ?
Q.14 What precautions or steps required to be taken ?
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 
Q.1 Why people say mobile telephones and antennas are dangerous to health? Is there any report on this subject?
Ans.   Yes. According to the order passed by the Department of Law in Geneva (Switzerland), the microwave radiations affect the health of people. It is dangerous not only to those who speak on mobile but also the people who are residing in the building with antenna.

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Q.2 Why it is said that it is more dangerous to the Children than elder person?
Ans.    According to Prof.G.J.Hyland of Department of Physics in England has expressed his opinion that there is increased vulnerability of preadolescent children. He has given guidelines to prevent danger from microwave radiation. 

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Q.3 Have any complaints from the affected person or Housing Societies in Mumbai and from other places ?
Ans.    Yes. 
(1) H.C.Gandhi from Sagar Darshan Co-op.Society, Bhulabhai Desai Rd, Tel. 3646314 
(2) Mr. P.M. Shah, Gulshan Niwas, above Ice Cream Shop, Charkop, Tel. 3631264 
(3) Mrs.Malti Merchant, Auro Villa, Santa Cruz, Tel.6494213, 
(4) Mr. Bhagwat, Flat No.401, A-wing, Roshani Co-op.Hsg. Society, Kalyan, Tel. 7895040 
(5) Kumar Kashinath Patil, Pandurangwadi, Par Naka, Tal. Vasai, 
(6) Tenants from Narayanbaug, 112, Senapati Bapat Marg, Matunga (W), Mumbai, through Babubhai Bhawanji, Deputy Mayor, Te.2620481/0233 
(7) Tulsiram Chowdhari, Kashinagari CHS, Ambarnath, Tel.95251 – 6306730 
(8) S.K.Suvarna, Sreenath CHS,  L.B.S.Marg, Bhandup (West) Tel. 5913936 
(9) MR.Sunil Kawade, Flat No.701, Iswhwara Enclave R.C.Marg, Chembur, Mumbai Tel.5549784 
(10) Shri Dady Burjor, Jolly Maker Apartment No.2. Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 
(11) Dr.Usha Gujarati, Akashwani, Mumbai 
(12) Mr.Govind Dalvi, ACP, Vikas Housing Society, Navpada, Thane 
(13) Mr.Vinod Rathod, Sumer Co-op. Hsg. Soceity, Love Lane, Mazgaon, 
(14) Mr.Mahesh Madhukar Gaikwad, West Park Housing Society, I.C.Colony, Holly Cross Road, Borivli, Mumbai and others.
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Q.4 What are the symptoms of microwave radiations ?
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  1. mild to moderate headache
  2. severe headache not by anagesis (pain killer)
  3. Hammering sensation is felt in the head and brain
  4. Burning sensation is felt in the ears of person
  5. Hot sensation in the body, but no pain
  6. Cutting the sensation in the ear, as if somebody cutting ear.
  7. Feeling of drowsiness
  8. Sensation of omitting
  9. Lack of concentration
  10. As if ringing in ear
  11. Vertigo
  12. Tendency of loosing balance while walking
  13. Day time drowsiness 
  14. Impairment of memory (recent & Past)
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Q.5 Is there any specific complaint regarding the misuse of refugee floors in high rise building ? 
Ans.     Yes. There is a building at Mazgaon which consists of 30 floors which has a basement and terrace in basement there are several shops and place for garages. The place equivalent to 3 garages is used for electronic workshop, which generates heat. At the result of which the wall of the building are heated and this heat spreads in other walls and other part of the building which generates heat in the body. 

  In high rise building it is mandatory to keep 7, 14, 21st floors as refugee floors which are to be kept vacant to enable the affected by earthquake or other disaster in the time of crises where they could be rescued by the fire brigade. However it is found that this refugee flats are used for non-residential purpose, some of them have electronic equipments for running the Music or internal antennas System, which also generates heat. 

  The unauthorized Antennas are also erected which affects the structural stability of the building on account of unbearable load which was not originally approved when the plans were submitted for the construction of the building, the building or part of the building may have adverse effect.
 

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Q.6 Is it true that Department of Justice in Geneva (Switzerland) has passed order for reduction of rent? 
Ans.   Yes. On the basis of medical reports, the Courts in Geneva (Switzerland) has found that the use of mobile phone is dangerous to the health where mobile antennas are erected 30% of rental reduction is given to the tenants. 
 

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Q.7 HIs it true construction companies in Sweden have sopped the setting up of more mobile antennas in the building? 
Ans.   According to the press reports, the property companies in Sweden have stopped the setting up of more mobile antennas on their buildings, as the people prefer to stay in the building where there is no mobile antenna on terrace.

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Q.8 Whether the permission of the General Body of the Co-operative Housing Society and Municipal Corporation is necessary for erecting Mobile Antenna on the terrace of their Society?
Ans.   Yes. Since Mobile Antenna is danger to the health of members of the Co-operative Society so the permission of General Body of Co-operative Housing Society and Municipal Corporation would necessary.

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Q.9 Whether the permission of the Prevention and Control of Pollution Board is necessary? 
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  Yes. Microwave Radiations are affects directly or indirectly the air pollution so the permission of pollution control board would be necessary.
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Q.10 Why it is suggest the committee of experts should appoint before final decision is taken to prevent Mobile Antennas?
Ans.     This is a technical & special subject, which only Scientists, Doctors, Environmentalists can answer only after special study. Therefore the Government should appoint a committee.

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Q.11 Are any Court cases filed in the City of Mumbai
Ans.   Yes. Bharati Cellular Ltd., has filed a suit No.3948 of 2002 in Bombay City Civil Court on 23rd July 2002 for declaration and enforcement of agreement for equipment dated 2nd May 2002 entered into between the Company and Co-op. housing Society and injunction restraining the Society from interfering with commissioning or operating or maintaining the cellular operation and for other relief. 

  Mr.H.C.Gandhi one of the founder member has made an application for joining as a party and opposing for interim relief on the ground that the Society has never entered into an agreement with the Plaintiff some of the persons falsely claim to be the members of managing committee and they have no right to do so. Mr.Gandhi has complaint that his wife who is more than 75 years of age has got pacemaker and her health is affected on the account of radiation. Now it appears that the Plaintiffs want to withdraw the suit and stop the operation. The matter is pending before His Honour Judge Mr.Tahilrahmani 

 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research at Colaba and India Institute of Technical (IIT) at Powai has made research on this subject.

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Q.12 What is the effect of Microwave Radiation ?
Ans   Electromagnetic waves like microwaves from mobile phones interact with the biomagnetic (pranic) field of sensitive brain cells, disturbing the genetic code and activating the oncogenes, hence increasing the predisposition to cancerous conditions. As the brain is a vital part of the central nervous system, mobile phones can cause or aggravate neurological conditions like epilepsy, cerebellar ataxia, Parkison’s disease, multiple sclerosis or Alzheimer’s disease. As human health depends upon the beiomagnetic (pranic) stability of the DNA molecule these hazardous electromagnetic radiations can cause physiological dysfunction in other organs and tissue giving rise to other disease like asthama.

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Q.13  What is the preventive treatment ?
Ans   The best way to reduce the risk of radiation hazards to the discontinue or reduce the use of items like mobile phones. However, with widespread electromagnetic pollution of our atmosphere due to increasing nuclear technology, all life forms are affected in varying degrees by these radiations. Biomagnetic medicine (magnet therapy) can to some extent, help in protecting us from the ill-effects of hazardous electromagnetic fields. Carefully controlled static magnetic field supplied the brain and to waker organs and tissue protect cellular tissue from hazardous environmental radiations. Moreover exposing the indicated regions of the body (determined by the case history and clinical tests) to stable magnetic fields maintains the biomagnetic (pranic) integrity of tissue cells.

  As about seventy per cent of tissue cells contain water, drinking magnetized water (water that has been exposed to a static magnetic field) forms an important part of magnet therapy in the maintenance of health. Magnet therapy plays a vital role in the prevention and treatment of the hazardous effects of radiation. It is in the patients own interests to take any form of treatment under proposer medical guidance and supervision.

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Q.14 What precautions or steps required to be taken ?
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(a) Request the Managing committee of the Society to give inspection of the agreement between Mobile Company and the Society.
(b) Request the Municipal Authorities not to grant permission without the consent of Special General Body meeting.
(c) Request the Chairman of Maharashtra Prevention and Control of Pollution Board not to grant permission without the consent of Special General Body meeting
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    In case, one need further guidance please contact the Secretary, Flat Owners Association, at the address given below:

(MAHABALESHWAR MORJE)
Gen. Secretary.


23, Hamam Street, 3rd Floor , Above Quality Machine Tools , Fort , Mumbai - 400 023
Tel : +91-22-22650284/22657291 , Fax: +91-22-22657291
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Updated On 27thJune 2003.