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<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><tbody style="box-sizing:border-box"><tr style="box-sizing:border-box"><td style="box-sizing:border-box"><div id="gmail-story" style="box-sizing:border-box;width:618.667px;font-size:16px;height:auto;float:left"><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:16pt">State plans shortwave broadcasts to warn fishing vessels</h1><p style="box-sizing:border-box">After facing criticism for its failure to warn fishing vessels at sea during Cyclone Ockhi, the Tamil Nadu State government plans to use shortwave radio broadcasts to provide vital information<span> </span><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">The Hindu reports the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority (TNSDMA) will soon hold a meeting with the Regional Meteorological Centre and All India Radio to discuss the possibility of starting a dedicated radio station to disseminate weather forecasts to deep sea fishing vessels. Shortwave radio, which has a frequency band extending up to 30 MHz, can be used for long-distance communication, officials said.<span> </span><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Admitting that there were technological gaps in ensuring connectivity with deep sea fishermen, Rajendra Ratnoo, Commissioner, TNSDMA, said viable solutions were being discussed to bridge the communication gaps within a year. He was speaking at a seminar on Monsoons 2017, organised by Indian Meteorological Society, Chennai chapter, at the Regional Meteorological Centre here on Wednesday.<span> </span><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Read the full story at<span> </span><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/state-plans-shortwave-radio-broadcasts-to-warn-fishermen/article22883629.ece" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word">http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/state-plans-shortwave-radio-broadcasts-to-warn-fishermen/article22883629.ece</a></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

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