PM Modi Inaugurates Submarine Optical Fibre Cable Connecting Chennai, Port Blair

Speaking at the event, PM Modi said,"Completing the work of laying 2,300 km long cable undersea before the scheduled time is praiseworthy. Deep-sea surveys, maintaining cable quality and laying cable using special ships is not easy"

Updated: August 10, 2020 11:26 AM IST

By India.com News Desk | Edited by Surabhi Shaurya

PM Modi Inaugurates Submarine Optical Fibre Cable Connecting Chennai, Port Blair

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Chennai and Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, via video conferencing. Notably, the foundation stone for this project was laid by PM Modi on 30th December 2018 at Port Blair.

Speaking at the event, PM Modi said,”Completing the work of laying 2,300 km long cable undersea before the scheduled time is praiseworthy. Deep-sea surveys, maintaining cable quality and laying cable using special ships is not easy”

He asserted that the optical fibre cable project, connecting Andaman & Nicobar with rest of the country is symbol of our commitment towards ease of living.

“Be it online classes, tourism, banking, shopping or telemedicine, thousands of families in Andaman-Nicobar will now get its access. Tourists going to Andaman will get a huge benefit of this facility because better net connectivity has become the first priority of any tourist destination”, the Prime Minister stated.

Furthermore, he added that high Impact Projects are being expanded in 12 islands of Andaman and Nicobar.

“The major problem of mobile and internet connectivity has been resolved today. Apart from this, physical connectivity through road, air & water is also being strengthened”, PM Modi said.

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