Gangtok, March 25: The first meeting of the State Telecom Disaster Coordination Committee (STDCC) for Sikkim State was held on 22nd March, in Gangtok under the Chairmanship of Shri N. Murali Krishna, Deputy Director-General, Sikkim DoT, WB LSA, Gangtok.
In the meeting, he emphasized on the role of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) as a Lead/Primary agency for the Emergency Support function related to the provision of telecommunication services.
It was discussed in the meeting, all Telecom Service Providers to be ready in line with the Department of Telecommunication’s Standard operating procedure/guidelines, render support and coordination with DOT, SSDMA and NDRF.
All the participants have actively participated in the discussions and exchanged their views and requirements in the event of the occurrence of any type of disaster.
Sri Rakesh Kumar Meena, DoT welcomed all participants. The meeting was attended by Shri Phigu Bhutia, Adll. Director, SSDMA, Government of Sikkim and Shri. K.C Roy, Inspector NDRF, Sikkim, Shri D. K. Jena DGM BSNL, Shri Surajit Sarkar Nodal officer VIL, Shri Suman Pradhan, Nodal Officer RJIL & Shri Arun Das Nodal officer M/s Bharti Airtel Ltd.
The meeting ended with a vote of thanks by Shri R K Gupta, ADG DOT Sikkim.