By News Karnataka Editorial Team
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Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jharsuguda on Saturday, BJP MP Baijayant Jay Panda announced that telecom projects worth ₹37,000 crore would be launched, connecting numerous villages across Odisha. The PM is also set to lay foundation stones and inaugurate multiple projects worth over ₹60,000 crore.
Panda praised the double-engine government, highlighting that Modi has frequently visited underdeveloped regions, including Odisha, to ensure development reaches remote areas. “Several projects are being launched today, including telecom infrastructure connecting previously unconnected villages, and the foundation stones of eight new IITs are being laid,” Panda told ANI.
Telecom Infrastructure Upgrade
The PM will commission over 97,500 4G mobile towers built with swadeshi technology, including 92,600 towers by BSNL, aimed at improving connectivity in remote, border, and Maoist-affected areas.
In a post on X, PM Modi wrote:
“Will be in Jharsuguda, Odisha, to inaugurate developmental works worth over ₹50,000 crore. In a historic feat, over 97,500 telecom towers across India would be commissioned. These have been built using local technologies and will boost connectivity in remote areas, border areas and those affected by Maoism.”
Other Development Initiatives
Beyond telecom, the PM will launch or lay foundation stones for projects in rail connectivity, IIT infrastructure expansion, skill development centres, and housing, reflecting his vision of a Viksit Bharat where the poor and underprivileged have access to all-round development.
“The other projects being launched or foundation stones being laid pertain to rail connectivity, expansion of IIT infrastructure, skill development centres, housing and much more. These works are in line with our vision to build a Viksit Bharat,” the PM’s post read.
