Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said around 4,000 mobile towers will be installed across Odisha to ensure that villages get access to internet connectivity.
Last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had sanctioned a proposal for installation of mobile towers at 3,933 sites in the state. In some places, one site will cover more than one village.
The minister also said that PM Modi has set a target to develop homegrown 4G and 5G technology. 4G technology has already been developed and is in testing stage while the 5G technology for both phone and radio networks will be developed soon.
The Minister said, “There is a clear instruction from the Prime Minister that not a single village of Odisha should be left out from mobile connectivity. The PM has asked us to conduct a survey and come out with a Cabinet note, if any village has still left out. This is what we called Mission Purvodaya.”
On the allocation in the Union Budget 2022-23 for 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.
