Shri Utpal Bhattacharyya, Deputy Director (Engg), is retiring on superannuation on 31st of January, 2018 from All India Radio Dibrugarh. He started his carrier as Broadcast Engineer at All India Radio Imphal, Manipur as Engineering Assistant (EA) in the year 1982. During his 36 year long career, Shri Bhattacharyya served 20 years in Doordarshan. Apart from AIR Imphal, he served at DDK Dibrugarh, LPTV Miao (Arunachal Pradesh), O/o ADG(E)-AIR & DD-NEZ-Guwahati, AIR Pasighat (Arunachal Pradesh) and AIR Dibrugarh in various capacities. He joined in AIR Dibrugarh as Head and Controlling Officer in November, 2014. Since then, apart from AIR Dibrugarh, he is also looking after AIR Tezu, Project FM Khonsa and Project FM Changlang (all 3 in Arunachal Pradesh) as Controlling Officer.
Shri Bhattacharyya was instrumental in installation of the 1 KW FM Transmitter in AIR Dibrugarh which is now simulcasting the 300 KW (DRM) MW Primary Chanel Programmes effectively addressing the need of the young listeners of Dibrugarh. Industrious, polite and softspoken Shri Bhattacharyya is a sincere administrator.
Source: Lohit Deka, PEX, Head of Programme, AIR Dibrugarh.