New Delhi: The government will start field trials for a Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) network in disaster-prone areas starting October, following the finalisation of its operational model this month, a senior government official said on Wednesday.
While speaking at a Broadband India Forum (BIF) event on critical communications, Joint Secretary in the Home Ministry, Prasanna R, said that the proof of concept for the PPDR network has already been done with all four telecom operators in the country.
