Lok Sabha Question No. 1745 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: Mobile Towers in Odisha
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1745 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## MOBILE TOWERS IN ODISHA

## 1745.   SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to/has proposed to set up mobile towers in Odisha to minimize the problem of telecommunication connectivity; and
- (b) if so, the details and the number of mobile towers set up in the State, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, EDUCATION AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

- (a) Yes,  Sir.  The  Government  has  proposed  setting  up  of  mobile  towers  in  Odisha  to  minimize  the problem of telecommunication connectivity.
- (b) Under Left Wing Extremism (LWE) Phase-I Project of Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), 256 mobile towers are providing services in 21 districts of Odisha State. District- wise details are given at Annexure-I .

Under LWE Phase-II Project of USOF, 158 mobile towers are proposed for installation in 5 districts of Odisha State. District-wise details are given at Annexure-II . Moreover, 3933 villages under 7287 Aspirational District Scheme are proposed for installation of mobile towers in 10 districts of Odisha State. District-wise details are given at Annexure-III .

## ANNEXURE-I

Annexure referred to in reply of para (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1745to be answered on 21st September, 2020 raised by Hon'ble Member of Parliament Shri Basanta Kumar Panda, regarding 'Mobile Towers in Odisha'

## District-wise Details of Mobile Towers Installed under LWE Phase-I Project

| S. No.   | Name of District   |   Number of Mobile Towers |
|----------|--------------------|---------------------------|
| 1.       | Rayagada           |                        21 |
| 2.       | Angul              |                         5 |
| 3.       | Dhenkanal          |                        15 |
| 4.       | Keonjhar           |                         7 |
| 5.       | Mayurbhanj         |                        15 |
| 6.       | Bargarh            |                         4 |
| 7.       | Sambalpur          |                         8 |
| 8.       | Sonepur            |                         2 |
| 9.       | Sundergarh         |                        17 |
| 10.      | Deogarh            |                         7 |
| 11.      | Kalahandi          |                         8 |
| 12.      | Kandhamal          |                        23 |
| 13.      | Nuapada            |                         9 |
| 14.      | Jharsugada         |                         4 |
| 15.      | Jajpur             |                        11 |
| 16.      | Nayagarh           |                         3 |
| 17.      | Nowrangpur         |                        11 |
| 18.      | Gajapati           |                        11 |
| 19.      | Ganjam             |                        22 |
| 20.      | Koraput            |                        27 |
| 21.      | Malkanagiri        |                        26 |
| Total    | Total              |                       256 |

Annexure referred to in reply of para (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1745 to be answered on 21st September, 2020 raised by Hon'ble Member of Parliament Shri Basanta Kumar Panda, regarding 'Mobile Towers in Odisha'

## District-wise Details of Mobile TowersProposed for Installation under LWE Phase-II Project

| S.No.   | Name of District   |   Number of Mobile Towers |
|---------|--------------------|---------------------------|
| 1.      | Boudh              |                         2 |
| 2.      | Nuapada            |                        19 |
| 3.      | Nabarangapur       |                        11 |
| 4.      | Koraput            |                        60 |
| 5.      | Malkanagiri        |                        66 |
| Total   | Total              |                       158 |

Annexure referred to in reply of para (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1745 to be answered on 21st September, 2020 raised by Hon'ble Member of Parliament Shri Basanta Kumar Panda, regarding 'Mobile Towers in Odisha'

## District-wise Details of Villages Proposed for Installation of Mobile Towers under 7287 Aspirational District Scheme

| S. No.   | Name of District   |   Number of Villages |
|----------|--------------------|----------------------|
| 1.       | Balangir           |                   11 |
| 2.       | Dhenkanal          |                   11 |
| 3.       | Rayagada           |                  962 |
| 4.       | Kalahandi          |                  516 |
| 5.       | Kandhamal          |                 1094 |
| 6.       | Nuapada            |                   29 |
| 7.       | Nabarangapur       |                   17 |
| 8.       | Gajapati           |                  467 |
| 9.       | Koraput            |                  520 |
| 10.      | Malkanagiri        |                  306 |
| Total    | Total              |                 3933 |

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