OFC PROJECT WHICH CONNECT ANADAMAN & NICOBAR TO CHENNAI

 

          On Monday Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate Optical kilo meters fibre Cable (OFC) project connecting Chennai and Port Blair via video conferencing. On this occasion, PM Modi said that today is important day for the entire country along with the land of Andaman Nicobar and the people of India, the tapestry of India's independence. Greeting Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, he said that the foundation stone of the project was laid about one and a half years ago, which has been completed ahead of time.Greeting Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, he said that the foundation stone of the project was laid about one and a half years ago, which has been completed ahead of time. 

          From Chennai to Port Blair to Little Andaman and Port Blair to Swaraj Island, the service has started in a large part of Andaman Nicobar from today. It is very laudable to complete this work of laying 2300 kilometre of cables within the memory.

          PM Modi said that surveying deep sea, maintaining cable connectivity, laying cables through special ships is not such an easy task. As big as this project was, there were huge challenges as well, which was the reason that despite the need for it, it could not be done. But I am glad that this work was done by removing all the obstacles.

         He said that it was the responsibility of the country to provide modern telecom connectivity to the hard working citizens of the country, so important for its history, present and future. Today an old dream is realized by team spirit. He said that the OFC, which connects Andaman and Nicobar to other countries, is a symbol of our commitment to the Ease of Living. Be it online education, earning from tourism, banking, shopping or telemedicine, now thousands of Andaman and Nicobar families will also be able to get this online facility.

             PM Modi said that the Indian Ocean has been the center of India's commercial and strategic potential for thousands of years. Now that India is following the new policy of trade and trade and cooperation in the Indo Pacific, the importance of our entire island including Andaman and Nicobar has increased. Under the Act-East Policy, Andaman and Nicobar have a greater role in India's strengthening relations with East Asian countries and other countries connected to the sea and are going to grow.