Kaziranga becomes India’s first national park with satellite phones

Kaziranga becomes India’s first national park with satellite phones

• Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam has become 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.
• The satellite phones will boost the anti-poaching measures in the park. BSNL will be the service provider of these phones.

Points to remember:

1. India’s first national park to get satellite phones?

Source: Indiatoday