New Delhi, Nov. 30 -- The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has taken extensive preparedness measures to ensure telecom network resilience in view of Cyclone Ditwah over the Bay of Bengal, likely to impact coastal Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

DoT has set up a 24x7 Control Room to Safeguard Telecom Connectivity amid the Cyclone Ditwah threat, coordinate with service providers, and facilitate prompt responses through district administrations and the State Disaster Management Authority, the Ministry of Communications said.

All Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have been instructed to ensure uninterrupted network operations, adequate fuel reserves, readiness of emergency power backups, and deployment of field response teams in vulnera...