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Kolkata: The controller of civil defence office of South 24 Parganas district has engaged a dedicated team of HAM radio operators and experts to train civil defence volunteers to help set up wireless communication system in remote and vulnerable areas like Kakdwip, Namkhana and Gosaba to assist in relief and rescue operations during any natural calamity or disaster. Online training sessions for the first batch of 60 such civil defence volunteers started from Sunday.
West Bengal Radio Club (WBRC) (Amateur Club) secretary Ambarish Nag Biswas said the 60 volunteers were from Sunderbans. “It is a three-month online training session to be conducted every Sunday by the Indian Academy of Communication & Disaster Management, the training and development wing of HAM Radio WBRC where students will be trained on how to operate HAM radio and effectively use it in relief and rescue work,” Nag Biswas said.