Officials provided with satellite phones, communication sets

To ensure that the state administration is able to communicate properly while dealing with flood situation and reaching out to people in Kashmir, the Army has provided officials with satellite phones and mobile communication sets.
"In the effort to revive communication in the affected areas, the Army had already provided satellite phones to the civilian administration (to reach out to the people in distress due to flood situation)," an Army officer said today.
He said besides that, additional nine satellite phones and 100 Mobile Cell Communication Sets have been distributed to civil officials for coordinating the relief efforts.
"Ten STD booths are planned to be set up, 30 generator sets with mobile charging stations are being air lifted from Chandigarh to Srinagar," the official said.

Aircel is being assisted to revive mobile services from tower at Barzula and satellite connectivity is being provided by airlifting the Base Transmitting Station of BSNL from Kargil to Srinagar, he added.