Kaziranga National Park (KZP) in Assam has become the first National Park in India to be provided with satellite phones.
In first-of-its-kind progress to give support to stop poaching and ensure coordinated functioning, the officials of Kaziranga National Park have been equipped with satellite phones.
The Chief Secretary of Assam Jishnu Barua on given over 10 satellite phones to the forest personnel of Kaziranga National Park. The determination was held at a meeting which was chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at the National Park on May 27.
The meeting was also served by Parimal Suklaibaidya, Minister for Environment and Forest, minister Atul Bora and Keshab Mahanta, director of Kaziranga National Park, deputy commissioners of joining districts as well as other senior department forest officials.
- Significance:
Kaziranga National Park, developed over a massive 430 sq km area and distributed into six ranges in upper Assam, has several areas with poor to no connectivity. - The satellite phones, given to the officials of Kaziranga Parks, which bring signals from the satellites rather than mobile towers, will secure connectivity in most remote locations. The move will also encourage anti-poaching measures initiated by the park.