Odisha Govt Puts Project On High Speed Internet To Panchayats On Fast Track – ODISHA BYTES

Bhubaneswar: The state authorities has put excessive velocity web connectivity to gram panchayats on quick observe so as to guarantee utility of IT in governance transformation. It was revealed at a assessment assembly of State Level Implementation Committee on Bharat Net undertaking held on digital mode right here on Wednesday.
Speaking on the assembly, chief secretary Suresh Chandra 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. Panchayats can also be connected through video conferencing”.
It was determined that every one authorities workplaces together with colleges, medicals, banks and customary service facilities would entry the broad band connectivity. The telemedicine centres and agriculture kiosks could be related for facilitating well being care, e-learning and worthwhile agri-commerce. Mohapatra directed to finish the bodily work by finish of May.
Secretary, Electronics and Telecommunication (E & IT) Manoj Kumar Mishra stated with completion of the work, OCAC could be the chief bandwidth supplier in distant areas.
He additional stated as per the information, within the first part of the undertaking, 3810 GPs and 181 blocks have been taken up. As of now, 3770 GPs and 175 blocks have been related. The work for connecting different 2954 GPs and 133 blocks of 12 districts has been taken up underneath part II. Under this part, round 20,000 km of areal optical fiber can be drawn and the work of 13,400 km has been accomplished. Out of the overall 3087 connection factors, ‘end to end testing’ has been performed in 1630 factors, he added.
The Phase-II work is being executed underneath the joint collaboration of OCAC, OPTCL and Tarasoft. “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,” he stated.
Principal Secretary Energy NB Dhal, Principal Secretary Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment and Chairman OPTCL Saurabh Garg, Principal Secretary Home Sanjeeb Chopra, Principal Secretary Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Deo Ranjan Kumar Singh, Special Secretary IT Manoj Patnaik, Joint Secretary Sujit Mallick together with senior officers of OCAC, OPTCL and anxious departments participated within the dialogue.