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Amateur Radio operators gearing up for cyclone Nilofar
After their commendable efforts during cyclone Hudhud, amateur radio operators (known as hams) from West Bengal and Hyderabad are on alert and ready to roll in their services to establish radio communication in case their help is sought in the wake of cyclone Nilofar, which is scheduled to hit Gujarat on Friday.
After their commendable efforts during cyclone Hudhud, amateur radio operators (known as hams) from West Bengal and Hyderabad are on alert and ready to roll in their services to establish radio communication in case their help is sought in the wake of cyclone Nilofar, which is scheduled to hit Gujarat on Friday.
Cyclone Nilofar, which developed over the Arabian Sea, is likely to make landfall in Naliya in Kutch district of Gujarat on Friday, but with a reduced intensity, an India Meteorological Department bulletin said on Tuesday.
According to S Ram Mohan, director, National Institute of Amateur Radio (NIAR), a Hyderabad-based NGO, five teams -- two in Bengal and three in Hyderabad -- are geared up for any deployment requirements in Gujarat.
"Following our work during the recent cyclone Hudhud and earlier in the 2001 Gujarat earthquake, our hams know the drill. We are already on alert and on standby," Mohan said.
"We are ready to move if the Gujarat disaster management authorities need our help," he said, adding NIAR has written to the Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday to apprise them of their intent.
Mohan said the teams can be mobilised and embedded with relief efforts only upon the request and direction of the central government and state disaster management units.
In the aftermath of Hudhud, several members of the West Bengal Radio Club (Amateur Club) were deployed by the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority and the Andhra Pradesh Police to "establish temporary fail-proof communication system" in the disaster-struck districts of the states.
Working in collaboration with NIAR, the amateur radio experts succeeded in installing temporary stations in police stations in the districts of Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam and Vizianagaram.
Ambarish Nag Biswas, a licenced amateur radio operator and founder of the Club, was part of the three-member team that aided in communication efforts during the relief operations in Andhra.
"Though the current cyclone Nilofar is set to hit with a reduced intensity, we are still motivated to do our best if our help is sought. Our equipment is packed and ready," said Biswas.
The Meteorological Office has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall along the coastal districts of Saurashtra and Kutch from October 31.
"We are fully prepared. Around eight to 10 teams of ham radio operators have been moved with equipment. If we need additional help, we will definitely get in touch with the other teams in the country," said Nisarg Dave, a sector manager of Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA).
