[cr-india] Delhi to avail its first community radio to fight against natural disasters

[George Lessard]

COMMUNITY RADIO
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Delhi to avail its first community radio to fight against natural disasters
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22 February, 2005

  The Indian national capital of New Delhi, will soon be availing its 
first community radio positioned at the Indian Institute of Mass 
Communication (IIMC).

  The community radio will initially cover a radius of 8-10 kilometres 
in and around IIMC. After the tsunami disaster, the Union Information 
and Broadcasting Ministry has decided to set up community radio 
stations to broadcast news and alerts about imminent natural 
calamities.

  Source: The Statesman
<http://www.i4donline.net/news1.asp?fol_name=C_Radio&file_name=radio32&get_pic=radio&p_title=News>http://www.i4donline.net/news1.asp?fol_name=C_Radio&file_name=radio32&get_pic=radio&p_title=News



Name:  Professor B. B. Mohanty

  Email:  bbmohanty at sify.com

  Country:  INDIA

  Date:  2/25/2005 2:42:00 PM

  Comments:
 I am very happy to learn that the Community Radio in NCR is going to 
be positioned at IIMC, New Delhi. I am a former professor of IIMC, 
New Delhi and a former Resident Director of IIMC, Dhenkanal in 
Orissa. I strongly feel that there should be a Community Radio 
positioned at the IIMC, Dhenkanal to brosadcast its programmes to 
people in Orissa, a State prone to fllods and cyclones.