Telcos initiate intra-circle roaming in WB, Orissa ahead of cyclone

New Delhi: Telecom companies have initiated intra-circle roaming in West Bengal and Odisha ravaged by cyclone Yaas and deployed additional cells on wheels and stocked up diesel and batteries to keep the network up and running in calamity-hit zones.

The Cellular Operators Authority of India (COAI) which represents Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea has said that companies are coordinating with NDMA, state and the local authorities and taking preventive measures.

“In consultation with DoT, intra-circle roaming will be initiated in affected areas expected to be impacted by this cyclone, this will enable any telecom subscriber to latch on to any working network and not just be dependent only on their own network. This is to ensure that cell phone services always remain active,” S P Kochhar, director general, COAI said in a statement on Monday.