(a) whether the Government propose to lay Optical Fibre Cables (OFC) in Orissa; and
(b) if so, the details thereof, district-wise?
(a) whether the Government propose to lay Optical Fibre Cables (OFC) in Orissa; and
(b) if so, the details thereof, district-wise?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI TAPAN SIKDAR )
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) Details of OFC proposed for laying during 2000-2001 and tentative proposal for 2001-02 are given at Annexure.
Annexure
Sl.No. Name of Revenue Dist OFC Proposal for 2000-01 Tentative OFC proposal (in RKm) for 2001-02 (in RKm) 1 ANGUL 125 50 2 BOLANGIR 140 80 3 BALASORE 205 100 4 BARGARH 141 70 5 BHADRAK 205 100 6 BOUDH 42 60 7 CUTTACK 259 100 8 DEOGARH 110 20 9 DHENKANAL 125 80 10 GAJAPATI 98 80 11 GANJAM 258 100 12 JAGTATSINGHPUR 60 80 13 JAJPUR 91 90 14 JHARSUGUDA 100 55 15 KALAHANDI 89 60 16 KENDRAPARA 39 90 17 KEONJHAR 179 80 18 KHURDA 119 70 19 KORAPUT 137 40 20 MALKANGIRI 253 120 21 MAYURBHANJ 180 80 22 NOWAPARA 82 60 23 NOWRANGPUR 29 40 24 NAYAGARH 29 20 25 PHULBANI 292 60 26 PURI 187 70 27 RAYAGADA 212 70 28 SAMBALPUR 117 40 29 SONEPUR 195 40 30 SUNDERGARH 241 80