The Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), said that the landfall of Cyclone Amphan has began, the teams have their own satellite communications to tackle it.
SN Pradhan said that they are dealing with the cyclone in the context of COVID-19 pandemic.
"We are not depended on any other communication setup; the teams have their own satellite communications.
Based on experiences during cyclone FANI, all the teams are equipped with tree cutters/pole cutters," said Director General of NDRF, SN Pradhan while addressing a press conference in New Delhi.
"We are dealing with the cyclone in the context on COVID-19, this is new normal," SN Pradhan said.Landfall process of cyclone Amphan has commenced at 2:30 pm and it will continue for 4 hours.
