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

Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) has become the first national park in India to be equipped with satellite phones. 10 satellite phones were handed over to the park officials on Wednesday.

Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) became the first national park in India to be equipped with satellite phones. Assam Chief Secretary Jishnu Barua handed over 10 satellite phones to the forest personnel of the Kaziranga National Park on Wednesday. The decision to provide satellite phones to the forest personnel of the park was taken at a meeting chaired by Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma at the Kaziranga National Park on May 27. The meeting was attended by Minister for Environment and Forest, Parimal Suklaibaidya, ministers Keshab Mahanta and Atul Bora, the director of Kaziranga National Park and deputy commissioners of adjoining districts. Other senior officials of the forest department were also present.