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Cabinet approves provision of submarine optical fibre cable connectivity between Chennai, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Cabinet approves provision of submarine optical fibre cable connectivity between Chennai, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

| | 21 Sep 2016, 06:22 pm
New Delhi, Sept 21 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday given its approval for provision of a direct communication link through a dedicated submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) between Mainland (Chennai) and Port Blair & five other islands viz. Little Andaman, Car Nicobar, Havelock, Kamorta and Great Nicobar.

The estimated cost of the project is Rs. 1102.38 crore including operational expenses for 5 years.

The project is likely to be completed by December 2018, read a government statement.

The approval would equip Andaman & Nicobar Islands (ANI) with appropriate bandwidth and telecom connectivity for implementation of e-Governance initiatives; establishment of enterprises & e-commerce facilities.


It will also enable the provision of adequate support to educational institutes for knowledge sharing, availability of job opportunities and fulfil the vision of Digital India.
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