Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 29: BSNL J&K Circle has made special communication arrangements for the Amarnath Yatries by commissioning 17 BTSs (2G and 3G) en-route holy cave from both northern and southern routes.
“More than 35 kms of Optical fibre cable has been laid and 7 VSATs installed for connecting these BTSs to the communication network. Four DSPTS have also been installed for special communication needs of SASB”, a release issued by the BSNL office said.
The release said that Ministry of Home Affairs/DoT has accorded consent to BSNL for providing mobile services through pre-activated SIM cards to the Yatries. BSNL approved special tariff with Rs 195 with 7200 seconds free talk time and 250 MB free data and validity of seven days.
For obtaining BSNL SIM card, photo copy of counter foil of registration slip issued by SASB in addition to normal documents like CAF, POA, POI and applicant’s photograph is required.
BSNL pre-activated SIM cards are available for the Yatries only at Lakhanpur, Bhagwati Nagar ( Jammu) and Base camps at Baltal and Pahalgam.
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