"Impact of Mobile Towers on Biodiversity: A Study on H.D. Kote Taluk, Mysuru District"

Abstract

Mobile phones are very important wireless electronic devices for communication. In recent decades, users have increased a lot in their day-to-day lives. These mobile phones are connected to the mobile tower. Mobile towers emit radiation that is harmful to human health as well as to creatures and pretty birds. The distribution and location of mobile towers are very important, but only a few companies are following the rules, regulations, and instructions given by telecommunication. Instructions are not followed by many companies. Harmful radiation is affected by surrounding human bodies as well as animals and birds. The issues can be identified with the location of the mobile tower. 

The study has risen about biodiversity conservation in the study area. Geospatial techniques have been employed to analyze the impact of mobile towers on species present in the study area. To identify the radiation problems, researchers collected primary and secondary data. Primary data was collected by using GPS devices to collect data from the local people. Secondary data was also collected from the mobile tower companies. By using Arc GIS to make maps of the location and distribution of different mobile companies, buffer analysis is also done for the different distances for each mobile tower. In each buffer zone, the different land uses affected by mobile towers have been studied. This analysis gave the effects on humans as well as more effects on the population and migration of animals and birds.