All villages of the 13 panchayats of Spiti are now being connected by Reliance Jio, which started its service with three towers in December last year. Work is on to set up more communication towers at the earliest. The company has started its service in Hurling village, barely 15km from the international border as the crow flies. It will benefit the residents of Lapcha and nearby villages.
“Earlier residents used to visit Samdo, 8km from here, to make emergency calls. The children can now learn online, without having to move to other areas for study. The residents are extremely happy to get mobile service. It is like dream coming true,” Hurling panchayat up-pradhan Norbu Bodh said.
Tribal affairs and IT minister Ram Lal Markanda said entire the valley is being provided with telephone and internet connectivity. “Work on many more towers is underway. As many as 34 towers will be made functional. A tower at Tabo will start relaying signals in a few days. Lahaul valley and Kinnaur will also get more towers to strengthen the connectivity in remote tribal areas of the state,” he said.
Many villages in Spiti are just 10-20km from India-China border. These villages will also get high-speed internet service. Giu village, which is popular for its living mummy of a monk, is less than 10km from the border. Markanda said this village will also get mobile and internet connectivity. “All works are now being digitalized. From banking to shopping to applying for various certificates is now online. Be it study, business or work from home, we cannot consider anything without internet. The residents had been complaining of weak telecommunication network in the valley. Network in bordering area will strengthen our security forces as well,” the minister added.
Some Jio towers are being set up in Kinnaur district where a large number of villages have no telephone connectivity. Last month when residents of Kunnu and Charang villages of Kinnaur had reported that China is building road towards the border, they had mentioned that the village has no phone connectivity which is important to alert the police and administration in case of such an emergency.
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