HAM operators aid relief work in Andamans

Amateur HAM radio operators have been helping in tracing the dead and providing information on the missing in calamity hit Andaman and Nicobar Islands [ Images ].

An official release in Kolkata [ Images ] on Saturday said those seeking information on their near and dear ones in the worst-hit island territory, may contact Ambarish Nag-Biswas@computerraju (Res no : 2563 8383) and Indranil Majumdar (Res no: 2440 6960) -- two HAM operators in Kolkata coordinating with 15 counterparts in the islands.

To get in touch with the HAM volunteers, the India code or Kolkata code (91-033) as applicable from other locations should be dialled first.

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These volunteers, it said, had proved 'very useful' during the search and relief operations when the earthquake struck Gujarat in 2001 and a cyclonic storm hit Orissa.

According to the release, this group provides active on-the-spot services to the Gangasagar Mela authorities during the annual pilgrimage and for tracing missing pilgrims.