Bastar Net project will be deploying ‘ring topology’ mechanism to ensure uninterrupted mobile and internet connectivity through alternative routes across the left Wing Extremism (lWE) affected Bastar division of Chhattisgarh, officials informed.
It is an ambitious vision of Chhattisgarh Government for creating a digital highway for strengthening mobile and internet connectivity across the lWE affected Bastar division of Chhattisgarh to connect the seven districts i.e. Kanker, Kondagaon, Bijapur, Narayanpur, Bastar, Sukma and Dantewada, they informed.
Under ‘Bastar Net’, a massive 836 km long optical fibre cable (OFC) backbone is being laid to boost the communication system in the seven districts of the Bastar division.
Notably, Bharat Net is a project initiated by the Central Government and funded by Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) with an aim to provide broadband connectivity to over 250,000 Gram Panchayats of India.
The project aims to provide internet access using Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) and extending it to the Gram Panchayats (GPs). The project is intended to enable the Central Government to provide e-services and e-applications nationally, transforming India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy is the most critical and important action item for Digital India.
The Bharat Net project is of national importance, with a highly scalable network infrastructure to provide on demand, easily affordable broadband internet connectivity of 2 Mbps to 20 Mbps for all households and on demand capacity to all institutions, to realize the vision of Digital India, in partnership with the States and the private sector, officials informed.
The Chhattisgarh Government on December 30 last year also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre for the implementation of second phase of Bharat Net project. Chief Minister Raman Singh had stated that Chhattisgarh is entering a new era of 'Digital Revolution'.
He was addressing a function after signing of MoU of Bharat Net Project in Naya Raipur between the State Government and Central Government.
Union Minister of State for Communication Manoj Sinha was the chief guest on the occasion.
Salient features of ‘Bastar Net’ are as follows:
1. Two rings of 405 kms connecting: Jagdalpur-Geedam-Kondagaon-Narayanpur-Bhanupratappur-Kanker and 431 kms connecting: Jagdalpur-Sukma-Dornapal-Konta-Dantewara-Geedam-Bijapur-Bhopalpattnam has been proposed under the project.
2. 48 core fibre will be laid for Ring 1 & 2 and fibre cores will be made available for leasing out to TSPs/ISPs, government & private institutions alike.
3. IP/MPlS is the technology of choice.