Kaziranga in Assam has become the first national park in India to have been equipped with satellite phones.
- The decision to provide satellite phones for boosting anti-poaching measures was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on May 27.
- Ten satellite phones were handed over to the Kaziranga forest personnel. The satellite phones will be used in pockets of the park’s six ranges with no wireless or mobile connectivity.
- The public is barred from using satellite phones in India. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority had procured the 10 satellite phones for Kaziranga at an estimated cost of Rs 16 lakh.
(Source: The Hindu)
