The government of Telangana has launched the right of way (RoW) portal to ease the process of getting RoW permission from the respective district collectors for the telecommunication infrastructure provider companies. It will be a hassle-free solution which will hasten the approval process and bring transparency in the system encouraging more faith in the government.
Telangana currently has 26,607 telecom towers and 69,681 kilometres of telecom optical fiber cable (OFC) across as of September 2021. The launch of the RoW portal by the government of Telangana is a progressive initiative for the speedy roll-out of telecom infrastructure in the state. It will place the remote places in the state on the digital map of India and help in achieving digital connectivity for all by 2022 in accordance with the ‘National Broadband Mission’.
Appreciating the move by the government of Telangana, Lt. Gen. Dr. SP Kochhar, director general, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), said, “We appreciate the efforts of the government of Telangana for the launch of RoW portal. This will be helpful in the speedy grant of telecom tower and OFC deployment permissions in a time-bound manner. It’s a step towards making Telangana digitally advanced and for ease of doing business within Telangana state.”
