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13/08/21 01:05 AM IST

Kaziranga becomes India's first national park to be equipped with satellite phones

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  • Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) became the first national park in India to be equipped with satellite phones.
  • Assam Chief Secretary  handed over 10 satellite phones to the forest personnel of the Kaziranga National Park .
Details 
  • The step to equip the forest personnel with satellite phones would boost anti-poaching measures in the park.
  • The official further said the satellite phones will be used in the park's six ranges with no wireless or poor mobile connectivity.
  • The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) procured the ten satellite phones for the National Park at an estimated cost of Rs 16 lakh.
  • BSNL will be the service provider and the park authorities will bear the monthly expenses.
  • BSNL trained the forest personnel to operate the satellite phones in shadow areas and grooves where mobile phones do not function.
  •  The satellite phones will be immensely useful for coordination.
  • There shouldn’t be barriers to communication and hence using satellite phones is a necessity in the Kaziranga National Park with a sprawling area.
  • The satellite phones will give an edge to the forest personnel over the poachers and also during emergencies like flood
About Kaziranga National Park 
  • It is located in the State of Assam and covers 42,996 Hectare (ha).
  • It is the single largest undisturbed and representative area in the Brahmaputra Valley floodplain.
  • It was declared as a National Park in 1974.
    It has been declared a tiger reserve since 2007. It has a total tiger reserve area of 1,030 sq km with a core area of 430 sq. km.
  • It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.
    It is recognized as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International.
  • Kaziranga National Park which has been spread over a massive 430 sq km area and divided into six ranges in upper Assam, has certain areas with poor to no connectivity.
Source- India Today 

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