Services of Radio Kashmir channel restored

All India Radio today said that the services of its widely popular Radio Kashmir channel, which had got disrupted due to floods in Srinagar, have resumed.
"The ferocious fury of the swirling waters resulted in complete collapse of broadcast infrastructure. As a consequence, equipment almost inundated in the widely popular Radio Kashmir channel, Srinagar, which acclaimed international affairs expert Amitabh Mattu had called our lifeline, had to go off air," the AIR said.
It said taking swift and prompt action, AIR headquarters deployed additional programme and technical professionals to help restore the signal of All India Radio at Srinagar through at least the FM transmitter installed at Shankaracharya Hills.

"AIR personnel, braving lack of food and even water, stuck to their assignment and restored people's voice to the people of Kashmir," it said.
Consequently, programmes like utility messages, helpline numbers and also having content offering psychological succour were broadcast, it said.
These were interspersed with suitable music, soothing recitations, befitting documentaries and greatest of all, 'vox populi' expressing people's feelings, emotions, expectations and sentiments, it said.

The AIR said it did not depend on the technology available in Kashmir only, but also made use of satellite communication technology.
The sister station in Jammu also rose to the occasion by continuously broadcasting appropriate programmes taking crucial information support to the listeners in the state, it said.

AIR stations in Jammu & Kashmir have been running regular programmes to disseminate vital life-saving information to the people affected by the unprecedented floods in the state.