MUMBAI: Tata Projects Limited recently announced that its ‘Smart Cities Business Unit’ has been awarded Bharat Net project worth Rs 30.57 billion in Chhattisgarh. 

The project involves laying of Optical Fibre Network that follows ring architecture with Internet Protocol – Multi Protocol Label Switching (IP-MPLS) technology.

 “We are very delighted to receive this prestigious project under the Central government’s ambitious Digital India initiative. We are confident that once the project is completed it will help in strengthening the State’s economy and enable local people to lead their lives with much ease” Tata Projects Limited managing director Vinayak Deshpande as quoted by Business Standard.

About 2.6 crore people of the state will directly be benefit with this infrastructure development and important services including PDS, 102 (Free Ambulance Service) and 108 (Emergency service) will be effectively executed. This project will link 85 blocks and 5,987 gram panchayats across the 27 districts in the state by providing broadband and mobile phone connectivity.

Tata Projects will lay 48 crore Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) Network across the state covering 32,466 kms resulting in high speed broadband between 1Gbps to 10 Gbps, which will be provided free of cost through Wi-Fi spots.

The implementation period for the project is 12 months from starting of work.