Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - As previously reported, the flooding that occurred on 1 May 2020 as a result of a man-made accident at the Sardoba reservoir in Syrdarya region caused serious damage to telecommunication facilities in the area.

It was noted that due to the suspension of electricity supply at the base stations of mobile operators, damage to the infrastructure of the local telecommunications network, underground fiber-optic communication cables, as well as underground communication cables, as well as taking into account the emergency situation, emergency repairs and dismantling of station equipment began.

As a result of the operational measures taken, the telephone exchange was reconstructed and put into operation in the town of Sardoba in Akaltin district of Syrdarya region (C & C08 RSP HUAWEI station, the total installation capacity of 1152 subscribers, of which 567 were used, the number of subscribers with 288 DSLAM ports installed was 288 ) This telephone exchange, which previously operated on a diesel generator, was connected to the power supply system on 3 May.

As of 18:00 hours on 5 May 2020, 80 of 86 base stations of 5 mobile operators were fully restored, including 47 base stations were reconnected to the power supply system, and the necessary repairs were carried out at other facilities.

Also, as a result of the flood, the KM-TAE 61 trunk communication cable located in Mirzaabad district of Syrdarya region was damaged, as a result of which the communication cable was completely transferred to another cable trunk and a back-up trunk cable of Uzbekiston Temir Yollari JSC.

In addition, to create the conditions for those involved in disaster management, a short number “1205” was created and attached to the headquarters of the regional emergency management department, Uzmobayl landline telephones and SIM cards were allocated.