Major Services by NIAR
2013 Uttarakhand Floods
2009 Krishna Floods relief communications
2009 ‘Aila’ cyclone, West Bengal
2008 ‘Sidr’ Cyclone releif support
2004 Tsunami emergency communication, A & N Islands
2001 Gujarat Earthquake Relief Operations.
1999 Orissa Super Cyclone Relief Operations.
1996 “Amarnath Yatra” calamity near Srinagar.
1993 Latur Earthquake.
1988 Bihar Earthquake - Dharbanga, Madhubani, Munger.
1982 Amreli floods in Gujarat.
1977 Diviseema Tidal wave in Krishna District., AP where over 10,000 people were killed and several lakhs made homeless.
Tsunami Emergency Communication
For TSunami Emergency , Please Check the following link: Tsunami Relief Work
Gujarat Earthquake Relief Operations - 2001
NIAR alerts all its RACES members by 12:00 noon on 26th January, 2001
First batch of Amateurs with 20 HF &VHF Wireless Equipment reach Ahmedabad on 27th Early Morning
A team of two with HF/VHF sets reach Bhuj in the CMs convoy and establish Communication links by 27th Morning Amateur Radio Stations were set up in CMs Residence, Secretariat, Civil Hospital, IIM Ahmedabad, Bhuj, Patan
A team of two with HF/VHF sets reach Bhuj in the CMs convoy and establish Communication links by 27th Morning
Orissa Super Cyclone, 1999
Communications were established with outside world in just one hour
RACES teams spread to interior places like Cuttack, Jagathsinghpura, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Paradeep etc.,
Amateur Radio remains the only communication available for next 25 days for Relief & Rehabilitation activities.
Very High Frequency (VHF) Base Stations & Walkie-Talkies were setup at important locations in Bhubaneshwar for providing local communication. High Frequency (HF) Sets were used for long distance communication with districts and other remote locations.
Amateur Radio Volunteers are people from all walks of life, even the S.V.P. National Police Academy sent its staff to work with NIAR RACES teams.