Odisha: Around 4,000 Mobile Towers to be Installed to Spread Telecom Services to Villages, Says Union Min Vaishnaw
2 years, 11 months ago

Odisha: Around 4,000 Mobile Towers to be Installed to Spread Telecom Services to Villages, Says Union Min Vaishnaw

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Union Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said around 4,000 mobile towers will be installed in Odisha. Speaking to media persons at the BJP office, here, Vaishnaw said as many as 6,000 villages in the state remain out of mobile network due to lack of mobile towers. In order to spread telecom and internet network to all the villages in the state, his ministry has identified around 3,933 sites where mobile towers will be installed, he added. On the allocation in the Union Budget 2022-23 for the development of railways in Odisha, Vaishnaw said the state has been sanctioned more funds under the BJP government at the Centre than the UPA rule.

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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