By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Welcoming the launch of 5G services in Bhubaneswar, BJD Rajya Sabha MP and National Spokesperson Amar Patnaik demanded the Centre to provide better tele density in rural areas of Odisha. Patnaik mentioned that Odisha has been neglected in telecom sector.
“The people of Odisha are not getting even the 2G or 3G services properly, and the Center along with the launching of 5G services, should look into that. In rural areas, the teledensity is even less at only 62 percent.” How better services can will reach the rural masses when the teledensity is just 62 percent, MP Patnaik asked.
“Even today, Odisha has the highest number of villages in India I.e., 6278 villages, where there are no mobile and internet facilities. While there is a requirement of 2500 new towers to be set up in the state, only 500 have been sanctioned,” he said.
BJP however strongly reacted to BJD. “ଅମର ବାବୁ, ଆପଣ ଜଣେ ବିଜ୍ଞ ରାଜନେତା l ଆପଣ ଆଜି Narendra Modi ଙ୍କର ସରକାରକୁ ସମାଲୋଚନା କରିବା ବୋଧହୁଏ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଦଳର ଏକ ରାଜନୈତିକ ବାଧ୍ୟବଦ୍ଧକତା ଥିଲା, ସେଥିପାଇଁ ଆପଣ ସମାଲୋଚନା କଲେ, କିନ୍ତୁ ବିଗତ 8 ବର୍ଷରେ Modi ସରକାର ଓଡିଶା ପାଇଁ ଟେଲିକମ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ କଣ କରିଛି ତାହା ଆପଣ କେମିତି ଭୁଲି ଗଲେ? 2014 ସମୟରେ ଓଡିଶାରେ ମାତ୍ର 7562ଟି ଟେଲିକମ ଟାୱାର ଥିଲା, ଆଜି ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ 24,692ଟି ଟାୱାର ଅଛି .2014ରେ OFC ଥିଲା ମାତ୍ର 40 ହଜାର କିମି, ଆଜି ଏହା 1 ଲକ୍ଷ 20 ହଜାର କିମିରେ ପହଂଚିଲାଣି. Broadband କଂନେକ୍ସନ ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ 2014ରେ ଥିଲା 6 ଲକ୍ଷ, ଆଜି ଏହା 2 କୋଟି. 2014ରେ ମୋଟ ଟେଲିକମ ଗ୍ରାହକ ଥିଲେ 2.51Cr, ଆଜି 3.3 Crore,” BJP State Spokesperson, Anil Biswal said in a series of tweets.
