Odisha CS places lively agenda for Internet Connectivity to all Blocks, GPs

Bhubaneswar: In one other vital step in direction of software of IT in Governance transformation, Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra has put excessive velocity web connectivity to GPs on the precedence lively agenda of Government.
Reviewing the progress of Bharat Net mission in State Level Implementation Committee assembly held in digital mode from Lokseba Bhawan, Mohapatra stated, “In today’s context, internet connectivity is a basic requirement for maintaining high growth rate in rural sector. It will help the process of people’s empowerment and capacity building besides adding to quality education and health services.  People can avail various services provided through online mode. GPs can also be connected through video conferencing”.
The Chief Secretary set the time line for completion of the completely different phases of labor on the floor degree. Target was set to finish of the bodily work by finish of May, 2021.
It was additionally determined that every one Government workplaces together with the colleges, medicals, banks and customary service facilities might entry the broad band connectivity. The telemedicine facilities and agriculture kiosks could be linked for facilitating well being care, e-learning and worthwhile agri-commerce.
Outlining the current standing and points for dialogue, Secretary Electronics and Telecommunication (E & IT) Manoj Kumar Mishra stated, “With completion of the work, OCAC would be the chief bandwidth provider in remote areas of the State”.
The floor degree actions have been placed on quick observe. So far 3945 blocks and GPs have been offered the connectivity underneath Phase-I. The street map for connecting steadiness blocks and GPs have already been rolled out underneath Phase-II.  The Phase-II work is being executed underneath the joint collaboration of OCAC, OPTCL and Tarasoft”.
The Secretary added, “This infrastructure will bring all the GPs within the scope of SWAN network. Its dark fibers can also be hired to the telecom and internet service providers on commercial basis”.
Available knowledge present, the mission is being applied in two phases. In the primary part 3810 GPs and 181 blocks have been taken up. As of now, 3770 GPs and 175 blocks have been linked.
The work for connecting different 2954 GPs and 133 blocks of 12 districts has been taken up underneath Phase-II. Under this part, round 20,000 kms of areal optical fiber is to be drawn; in opposition to which, drawing of 13,400 kms of cable has been accomplished.  Out of the full 3087 connection factors ‘end to end testing’ have efficiently been carried out in 1630 factors.
Principal Secretary Energy N.B. Dhal, Principal Secretary Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment and Chairman OPTCL Sri Saurabh Garg, Principal Secretary Home Sri Sanjeeb Chopra, Principal Secretary Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Sri Deo Ranjan Kumar Singh, Special Secretary IT Sri Manoj Patnaik, Joint Secretary Sri Sujit Mallick together with senior officers of OCAC, OPTCL and anxious departments participated within the discussions.