Prime Minister Narendra Modi while interacting with Bhartiya Janta Party workers on Sunday via video-conferencing said that high-speed broadband connectivity will help the people living in the Andaman and Nicobar islands to connect virtually with people from other parts of the country. “I'm sure that high-speed broadband connectivity that will be launched tomorrow will help people of Andaman & Nicobar Islands to have a virtual connect with other parts of the country. The fibre-optic link also connects Port Blair to Swaraj Dweep, Great Nicobar, Car Nicobar, Little Andaman, Long Island and Ranghat group of island. In his address, PM Modi also said that the 12 islands of Andaman and Nicobar had also been chosen for the high impact projects. In Andaman & Nicobar we are going to lay emphasis on industries related to sea-food, organic products & coconut-based products,” PM Modi added.

Source: Hindustan Times August 09, 2020 12:45 UTC