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The administration is using the Vsat facilities at Diglipur, Mayabanda,
Rangat, Port Blair, Hut Bay, Car Nicobar, Camorta and Cambel Bay
where Video conferencing links, satellite based telephone connectivity
as well as ISDN telephone connectivity have been established and
enabled between the mainland and the islands for carrying out relief
and rehabilitation work.
Also, Isro's telemedicine network has been connected to two hospitals
- one at Port Blair (GB Pant Hospital) and the other at Car Nicobar
Islands (Indira Gandhi Hospital) to enable communication and consultation
with specialists at Apollo Hospital (Chennai) and Amruta Institute
of Medical Sciences (Cochin), informs an Isro release.
Data from Indian Remote Sensing satellites (IRS-1C, 1D, OCEANSAT-1
and RESOURCESAT) over affected areas are being used for analysis
and damage assessment. Information is also being provided to Crisis
Management Group of the Ministry of Home Affairs and State agencies.
Satellite data for Car Nicobar, Chennai and Kakinada, Tamil Nadu
coast (especially Nagapattinam), Andhra Pradesh and Kerala have
been acquired.
For damage assessment, Isro has been using its Aerial Photography
Survey system. Chennai-Nagapattinam, Andhra Pradesh coast and Port
Blair have already been covered and other islands are also being
covered. The satellite imageries clearly indicate large-scale damage
to the southern tip of Great Nicobar Island and the Indira Point.
The Trinkat Island of the Nancowri Group has been separated into
two parts due to the water impoundment in the central part, adds
the release.
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