A Super Cyclone named Phailin, half-the-size of India is feared to hit the eastern sea shores of India by evening of today, 12th October. The weather department and other such agencies have forecasted that the coastal districts of Odisha and A.P. will be seriously affected. The Central and State Governments have already started evacuating lakhs of people from the coastal areas. The memory of the Tsunami, in which thousands of people lost their lives is still haunting the people.

BSNL has already taken precautions to maintain its services to the extent possible and repair damages so that the communications networks are available.

We extend all our support to the people of Odisha and A.P. and specially to our comrades of BSNL and hope that the Cyclone may not result in loss of lives as at the time of Tsunami. At that time government was not prepared, but it is well prepared now, as it states.