CM stresses on use of IT for development

Chief Minister Raghubar Das today stressed on the need of augmenting use of information technology with pace of development in the State. Holding a meeting with the Chairman of the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of India, Ram Sevak Sharma he discussed implementation of the India Net Project in Jharkhand and the implementation of common duct scheme in Deogarh alongwith other schemes.

All panchayats in the State have to be connected through Optical Fiber Network under the Net Project. By connecting rural Jharkhand with Internet connectivity, the road to development of rural areas will be strengthened. In today's meeting, which model would be more suitable among all the available models of connectivity in the statehood was discussed.

In the meeting, the Common Duct's IT scheme in Deoghar was discussed. It is seen that in different parts of the city, various agencies for their optical fibers or others dig and make roads uneven. It also affects road traffic and increases number of wires. Common duct scheme has been started for the purpose of dealing with the prevailing situation. Under this, a common duct will be made by selected agencies and through which all the wires will pass.