IAF airlifts BSNL equipment to Leh

IAF airlifts BSNL equipment to Leh
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 8
Communication link to Leh is expected to be restored soon with the IAF airlifting vital telecommunication equipment to the devastated town on Sunday.Telephone and mobile link of the town with rest of the country was snapped following the cloudburst that hit the area on August 6.
The major portion of the required BSNL equipment was airlifted by a Chandigarh based IL-76 from Delhi. Two AN-32s from the Chandigarh-base carried additional equipment. Another IL-76 airlifted heavyduty bulldozer and debris-clearing machines from Chandigarh to Leh.
Based upon the requirements projected by the Jammu and Kashmir Government, medical items provided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, relief material and 5,000 blankets were airlifted from Delhi by the IAF. 

Our comments; It is reported that our building has been washed away. Because of BSNL, communication is totally disturbed. All our staff are safe. BSNL is trying hard to restore communications at the earliest.