Bhubaneswar, 17 March (H.S.)In the digital age, as many as 2603 villages in Odisha still lack mobile connectivity, informed Electronics & IT Minister Mukesh Mahaling.
Responding to a question raised by MLA Ramesh Chandra Behera in the Assembly, the Minister stated that out of the total 51,167 villages in Odisha, 2603 villages do not have mobile connectivity.
To address this issue, around 4210 mobile towers have been proposed for installation under the Centre’s Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) project, in collaboration with the Odisha government. Of these, 2572 mobile towers are already operational.
The Minister further added that the target is to make all mobile towers fully operational across the state by June 2025.
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