Aircel has set up free mobile booths at affected locations in Uttarakhand. This offer from Aircel is for victims and stranded people in the area to make free calls to their homes.

The mobile booths are manned by Aircel team members. The booths located at Koti Relief Camp in Tehri district are equipped with help desks, handsets with sufficient talktime and mobile charging units, all available free of cost.

The mobile booths have been set up to provide assistance to affected people coming in from Kedarnath, Rudraprayag and Gaurikund areas to the Koti Camp. The team from Aircel is also assisting people with other communication facilities regarding their further movements to base stations in Dehradun and Rishikesh.

The operator has also opened helpline numbers - 9716215000 and 9716218000 – that will provide the present or the last location of the subscriber in Uttarakhand.

rajesh.kurup@thehindu.co.in