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BTS-towers count in North-East goes up from 19722 to 94135

In joint effort of Government of India & Government of Arunachal Pradesh, 254 4G mobile towers have been dedicated to the Nation on April 22, 2023 in the presence of Union Minister for Communications, Railways and Electronics & IT Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw; Union Minister for Law and Justice Shri Kiren Rijiju; Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Pema Khandu Union Minister of State for Communications Shri Devusinh Chauhan and Arunachal Deputy Chief Minister Shri Chowna Mein along with senior officials from the Central and State Government.

The towers will cover 336 villages and benefit thousands of residents in Arunachal Pradesh. Over 70,000 subscribers will benefit and expected data usage may cross 40 terra bytes every month. The beneficiaries shall be able to access to high-speed network connectivity to residents which ensure various digital services in sectors like education, health, e-commerce, and agriculture leading to socio-economic development.

Over 1,310 Gram Panchayats have been connected with optical fibre under Bharat Net scheme and over 1,156 more Towers have been planned to bring digital inclusion. The 5G services have been recently launched in Itanagar and shall be extended to other areas.

One of the beneficiaries was also connected virtually from village in Lower Dibang Valley expressed happiness on Telecom Connectivity

To provide last mile connectivity to the remotest corners of the country, especially in forward areas, the government has approved 2,605 4G mobile towers for providing connectivity to more than 3,721 villages in Arunachal Pradesh with a total outlay of Rs 2,675 crore.

Shri Devusinh Chauhan, Union Minister of State for Communications appreciated efforts to bring connectivity overcoming all challenges and also mentioned about creation of national postal hub in Itanagar and various initiatives for bringing postal connectivity in the state.

Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Communications, Railways and Electronics & IT, in his address informed that installation of these towers in difficult terrain, practical difficulties is clear example of Sabka Prayas. He added, “there were only 19,722 towers or base transceiver stations (BTS) in the North East. Today it has increased five times to 94,135 BTS in the North East. 3,437 BTS of 5G have been installed here. The importance of communications open doors and opportunities for all. He also mentioned on how difficult was to impart benefits to beneficiaries in other countries during covid times, however, in India with the effective utilization of India Stack i.e. UPI, Aadhar, Telecom Network Infrastructure disbursement and all other services were managed digitally and on a click of a button. He emphasized on overcoming challenges of difficult terrain by quoting an example of installation of a tower in Tawang which is at height of 12600 ft. He concluded by thanking defence forces, district administration, service providers, different agencies of central and state government officials for achieving this feat.
CT Bureau

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