Centre clears Rs 2,000 cr for BharatNet phase II in Uttarakhand

The Centre has sanctioned Rs 2,000 crore for BharatNet phase II programme in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said the digital connectivity initiative will revolutionise telecommunication and internet connectivity in the state.

The initiative will make internet available in 5,991-gram panchayats under 65 blocks spread over 12 districts, Rawat said.

With the internet reaching all gram panchayats through the initiative, a new era of development will begin in Uttarakhand, the chief minister said at a press conference here on Saturday.

Describing it as an initiative that will revolutionise telecommunication and internet connectivity in the state, Rawat thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and IT and Telecommunications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for it.