Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched 300 4G mobile cell towers in remote tribal areas in the state.
According to the state government, the towers, which were launched virtually from the chief minister’s camp office, will provide communication facilities in remote areas where there is no connectivity to date. The new towers have been set up with an expenditure of Rs 4 billion.
Out of the 300 new towers, 246 were established in Alluri Seetharama Raju district, while the rest were erected in Parvatipuram Manyam (44), Prakasam (4), Eluru (3), Srikakulam (2) and Kakinada (1) districts. Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio established 136 and 164 towers, respectively.
As per the government, it plans to install 2,900 towers at a cost of Rs 31 billion to provide mobile connectivity in nearly 5,500 habitations.
