Ahead of the arrival of the IT majors like the Infosys and the TCS, Indore is all set to become a full-fledged digital city with the beginning of 4G services from April this year. The Reliance Company which has been entrusted with the job has already started its work of laying optical fiber in the city.
According to report, the company will lay 400 kms of optical fiber cable all-over the city at an estimated cost of Rs 200 crore. Besides the company will also install 199 towers fitted with high-resolution cameras all-over the city to keep surveillance from the top. If everything goes well, 4G services in all likelihood will start in the city with full steam from April this year.
The work for laying optical fiber cable has already been started by the company with ultra-modern technology in front of Agrawal Public School in the presence of state urban administration and development minister Kailash Vijayvargiya. While briefing the minister about the 4G technology, the company officials said the beginning of 4G internet services in the city will bring about a new revolution in the IT sector of the city which is already on the threshold of witnessing an IT boom with the arrival of various national-level IT majors of the country.
Besides laying optical fiber cable for 4G services, the Reliance company will also install 199 towers fitted with 600 high-resolution cameras to keep a constant eye on city’s happenings. The company officials said with the installation of camera towers, whole of the city will get connected with the control room police stations. This will help city police keep a tab on the law and order position of the city in a better way.
Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya said Government as a part of the corporate social responsibility of the company has decided to handover some of its sports grounds and gardens of the city to the company for a period of 20 years so as to make the city pollution free and convert it into a green city. Vijayvargiya informed that besides Indore, 4G services will also be started in other major cities of the state including Bhopal, Jabalpur and Gwalior.