AISSMS IOIT College of Engineering, in association with IEEE HAC Site Group and Radio Amateur Club of Kolhapur, implemented the first wireless messaging system in the country.
AISSMS IOIT College of Engineering, in association with IEEE HAC Site Group and Radio Amateur Club of Kolhapur, implemented the first wireless messaging system in the country through the Ham Radio project in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. The project was launched on 1st May 2023 at the District Control Room in the presence of cabinet minister, Hon'ble Shri. Deepak Kesarkar, Shri. Malojiraje Chhatrapati (Honorary Secretary AISSM Society Institute), Collector Shri. Rahul Rekhawar, AISSMS Principal of IOIT College Dr. P.B. Mane, and other officials.
For the past three years, the Kolhapur area of Maharashtra has been facing floods. The floods of 2020 and 2021 in Kolhapur and Sangli districts left thousands of people stranded without food or essential items, as all means of communication were closed. Officials involved in the rescue operation admitted that the lack of communication was a big obstacle to providing help.
To address this issue, AISSMS IOIT initiated a project specifically for disaster management using HAM radio, a popular wireless communication system used in developed countries. The project aimed to establish a reliable wireless system for message exchange in emergency situations. The project was completed successfully under the guidance of Principal Dr. P.B. Mane, with the cooperation of the Radio Amateur Club of Kolhapur and Officer of District Disaster Management, Kolhapur, Dr. Prasad Sankpal.
A HAM radio station was established to communicate during flood situations in the district. The project investigators, Dr. Sarika Panwar and Dr. Rakesh Dhumale, Faculties, AISSMS IOIT, established wireless communication in Chikhli and Ambewadi villages of Kolhapur District and Karveer Taluka. The wireless system proved to be an effective means of communication in emergency situations.
Shri. Malojiraje Chhatrapati Honorary Secretary AISSM Society, congratulated the team for the successful implementation of the project and wished them the best for their future endeavors.
