Public sector telecom giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam ltd (BSNl) will soon commence work for laying optical fibre cable (OFC) in regions of extreme insurgency-infested Sukma district of Bastar in Chhattisgarh.
The OFC will be connected to a total of 14 Village Panchayat buildings under National Optical Fiber Network (NOFN) project, officials informed.
Notably, BSNl has already commenced the process of laying optical fibre cables under NOFN project in parts of insurgency infested pockets of Bastar in Chhattisgarh.
It would soon start laying optical fibre cables in its Kanker (Zone II) area with trenching work to be taken up in 30 village panchayats in the district, officials informed.
Similarly, the telecom major would also take up optical fibre laying work in its Bijapur – Zone I area where trenching work would be taken up in 18 village panchayats for the project.
Notably, with a view to providing a major boost to expansion of telecommunications services in Chhattisgarh, the BSNl is going to install 2000 new mobile towers in the State during the next two years, Union Minister for Telecommunications and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad had announced during his visit to Raipur in June this year.
Notably, via video conferencing , Prasad earlier had dedicated the 146 new mobile towers erected in insurgency-infested Bastar region and infrastructure for providing internet services developed in Panchayats at Balrampur-Ramanujgunj district through NFON.
“BSNl will set up 2000 new mobile towers during the next two years in Chhattisgarh which will be a historical step to strengthen mobile connectivity in the State,” the Union Minister had informed in a press conference here after chairing a meeting with the officials at Chief Minister Raman Singh’s official residence.
“ The Chief Minister had urged the Centre to install 1600 mobiles towers in the State to improve telecom connectivity. I have spoken to BSNl officials and they have agreed to install as many as 2000 towers,” he added.
In an effort to boost ‘digital drive’, 220 new Wi-Fi hot spots will be set up in the State mainly at tourist places, Prasad said.
“The State presently has 27 Wi-fi hot spots. During the next one-and-half years, this facility will be extended to 220 more places. I have asked to cover prominent tourist places of the State including temples and waterfalls under the facility,” he said.
I had said earlier that the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was known for bringing four-lane, six-lane national highways and Narendra Modi government will be known for bringing information highway, he added.