Taking cognisance of the disaster and collapse of communication set-up, Chief Minister Harish Rawat sought 22 satellite phones from the Union Home Minister by writing a letter on Sunday.
In his letter, Rawat mentiond that disaster like situation has arisen due to incessant rain and need alternate telecommunication gadget in view of geographical condition of the State. He also asked that police, SDRF and rescue teams are using network so you should give relief on delayed charges. AS these spectrum and satellite phones are being usd for the security of people, border and policing.
He also written a letter to Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for the allocation of HF/BHF network’s three spectrum to the State with immediate effect. He also mentioned that as rescue and relief work we need mobile and radio connectivity so consider our request.