5393 Villages in Odisha Don’t Have Mobile Towers
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Electronics and IT Minister Tusharkanti Behera on Thursday informed that 5,393 villages in the State have no mobile tower. Replying to a question of BJP MLA Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia in Legislative Assembly, the Minister said as per the 2011 census, out of the total 47,677 inhabited villages in the state, a plan [...]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Electronics and IT Minister Tusharkanti Behera on Thursday informed that 5,393 villages in the State have no mobile tower.
Replying to a question of BJP MLA Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia in Legislative Assembly, the Minister said as per the 2011 census, out of the total 47,677 inhabited villages in the state, a plan is on to improve mobile/ internet services in 5,393 uncovered villages in LWE and aspirational districts through 4G service.
As many as 483 4G Mobile towers have been planned to be installed in nine districts – Bargarh, Boudh, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada and Rayagada-under USOF LWE Phase-II projects, he said.
3933 villages of 10 aspirational districts—Bolangir, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada and Raygada would be covered under 4G service under USOF Aspirational District Project.
A total of 2379 towers would be installed under the USOF Aspirational district project, he added.
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