(a) whether there is any proposal under consideration of
the Government to increase the existing capacity of
different telephone exchanges in Uttaranchal in a bid to
improve the telecommunication service in the State;
(b) if so, the details thereof, district-wise and location-
wise;
(c) the total amount likely to be spent for the purpose;
and
(d) the time by which expansion is likely to be completed?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFROMATION TECHNOLOGY (DR. SHAKEEL AHMAD)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) The district-wise and location-wise details are given in the Annexure.
(c) Approximately Rs. 25 crores is estimated to be spend for this purpose.
(d) All the expansions are likely to be completed within current financial year i.e. 2004-05.
Annexure “Aâ€
District-wise and location-wise details of expansion plan for 2004-05
Sl.No. Name Of Exchanges Existing Capacity Capacity proposed
DISTRICT ALMORA
1 ARTOLA 152 248 2 BASOT 152 248 3 BHANOLI 152 248 4 BHATROJKHAN 184 248 5 BILLEKH 184 248 6 BINTA 184 248 7 BHUJAN 184 248 8 DANIA 336 496 9 DAULA 152 248 10 DEGHAT 184 248 11 DEOLIKHET 152 248 12 DHAMOLI 184 248 13 DHAULCHHINA 152 248 14 DHYARI 152 248 15 DURGANAGAR 152 248 16 JAINTI 368 248 17 JALALI 184 248 18 JAURASI 152 248 19 KAFRA 152 248 20 KOSI 184 248 21 KAMAN MATELA 184 248 22 MACHHORH 152 248 23 MANAN 152 248 24 MANILA 184 248 25 MASI 184 248 26 PILKHOLI 184 248 27 QUIRELA 152 248 28 SHASHIKHAL 152 248 29 SIMALGAON 152 248 30 SINORA 152 248 31 SITALAKHET 152 248 32 SOMESHWAR 336 496 33 SYALDE 184 248 34 TARIKHET 184 248 35 TIPOLA 184 248
DISTRICT BAGESHWAR
36 FARSALI 184 248 37 KANDA 304 496 38 KHANKAR 184 248 39 KAFLIGAIR 184 248 40 REEMA 152 248 41 SIRKOTE 184 248
DISTRICT CHAMPAWAT
42 AMORI 152 248 43 CHAUMEL 184 248 44 DEEGALICHAUR 152 248 45 KHETIKHAN 336 496 46 PULLA 184 248 47 REETHA SAHIB 184 248 48 SUYALKHARK 184 248 49 SUKHIDANGE 152 248
DISTRICT PITHORAGARH
50 ASKOTE 184 248 51 BALUWAKOTE 184 248 52 BANS 184 248 53 BARABE 184 248 54 BHAGICHAURA 152 248 55 BUNGACHHINA 336 496 56 BARAM 184 248 57 CHAUBATI 152 248 58 DHARAMGHAR 152 248 59 GANAI GANGOLI 184 248 60 GAURIHAT 184 248 61 JAULJIVI 152 248 62 KHIRMANDEY 152 248 63 MADKOTE 184 248 64 MUWANI 184 248 65 NACHANI 184 248 66 OGLA 336 248 67 SAURLEKH 152 248 68 TEJAM 184 248
DISTRICT DEHRADUN
69 KALSI VILL. 248 70 KORVA 248 71 KOTI 248 72 LAKHWAR 248 73 NAGTHAT 248 74 RUDRAPUR 496 75 GUJRARA 1000 1500 76 IIP 1000 1500 77 YAMUNA COLONY 2000 2500 78 MIYANWALA 2500 3000 79 IDPL RSH 5000 5500 80 SABHAWALA 248 81 SAHIYA 496 82 TUNI 496 83 CHILHAR 192 248 84 HORAWALA 344 496
DISTRICT HARDWAR
85 AITHAL 152 248 86 RK RAMNAGAR 10000 10500 87 HWR-JWALAPUR 7000 8000 88 DADAPATTI 152 248 89 DHANPURA 392 496
DISTRICT- NAINITAL
90 HALDWANI K. KHERA 4000 5000 91 CHORGALIA 336 496 92 BETALGHAT 336 496 93 NATHUAKHAN 336 496 94 RAMGARH 336 496
DISTRICT-U. S. NAGAR
95 KICHHA 3000 4000 96 LALPUR 1400 1500 97 CHOOI 336 496 98 DHIKULI 336 496 99 KAMOLA 336 496 100 UMMED PUR 336 496 101 BANNAKHERA 336 496 102 BARHANI 336 496 103 BHAJUA NAGAR 336 496 104 FAUZI COLONY 336 496 105 KELAKHERA 336 496 106 SAKENIA 336 496 107 BAGHELWALA 336 496 108 PARTAPPUR (KSQ) 384 496 109 PATRAMPUR 360 496 110 TANDA DABHORA 336 496 111 PARTAPPUR(KHTM) 336 496 112 RATAN PURA 184 248 113 MOHAN 152 248
DISTT. TEHRI#
114 AGRAKHAL 336 496 115 CHAMIYALA 336 496 116 CHHAM 336 496 117 DHANOLTI 152 248 118 GAZA 184 248 119 GHUTTU 184 248 120 JAJAL (KHADI) 304 496 121 JAKHNIDHAR 368 496 122 JAMNIKHAL 336 496 123 BADIYARGARH 184 248 124 BAGWAN 336 248 125 BACHHELIKHAL 152 248 126 DUGADDA 184 248 127 GULAR 152 248 128 KAUDIYALA 272 248 129 SHIVPURI 152 248 130 DUNDA 500 1000 131 RANICHAURI 500 1000 132 SILKAKHAL 152 248 133 KHAWARA 304 496 134 LAMBGAON 336 496 135 NAGNI 184 248 136 PAURIKHAL 304 496 137 PRATAP NAGAR 184 248 138 THATYUR 336 496 139 UNAL GAON 152 248
DISTT.- UTTARKASHI
140 ARAKOT 152 248 141 BAXALI 184 248 142 BRAHAMKHAL 184 248 143 DAMTA 152 248 144 DHARIKALOGI 184 248 145 DHAUNTRI 184 248 146 GAJOLI 152 248 147 GANGOTRI 184 248 148 HARSIL 184 248 149 JANKICHATTI 184 248 150 MAHIDANDA 152 248 151 MANERI 192 248 152 MANPUR 152 248 153 MORI 152 248 154 NAITWAR 152 248 155 RANACHATTI 184 248
DISTT. CHAMOLI
156 ADIBADRI 336 496 157 AULI 152 248 158 BADRINATH 344 496 159 BHATOLI 152 248 160 DEWAL 152 248 161 GAUCHAR 376 496 162 GHANGARYA 152 248 163 GWALDOM 184 248 164 KULSARI 152 248 165 LANGASI 152 248 166 LANGASU 336 496 167 MAITHAN 152 248 168 MEHALCHAURI 152 248 169 NARAINBAGAR 344 496 170 NAUTY 184 248 171 PANDUKESWAR 152 248 172 PIPALKOTI 304 496 173 POKHARI 336 496 174 SIMLI 152 248 175 TAPOAN 152 248 176 THARALI 304 496 177 TALWARI 184 248
DISTT. PAURI
178 BAHERAKHAL 152 248 179 BIROKHAL 152 248 180 BUBAKHAL 320 496 181 CHELLA 352 496 182 DUDHARKHAL 152 248 183 EKESHWAR 304 496 184 KHIRSU 152 248 185 NAINIDANDA 152 248 186 NAUGONKHAL 304 496 187 NEELKANTH 152 248 188 DHUMAKOT 152 248 189 PAITHANI 152 248 190 POKHRA 184 248 191 RIKHNIKHAL 184 248 192 SENDIKHAL 152 248 193 SIKUKHAL 152 248 194 SISALDI 152 248 195 SYUNSI 184 248 196 THALISAIN 152 248 197 TUNAKHAL 152 248
DISTT. RUDRAPRAYAG
198 BASUKEDAR 176 248 199 BHIRI 152 248 200 CHANDRAPURI 312 496 201 CHOPRA 336 496 202 DURGADHAR 304 496 203 GAURIKUND 152 248 204 GHOLTIR 336 496 205 GUPTKASHI 304 496 206 JAKHOLI 152 248 207 KEDARNATH 152 248 208 LAMBGAUNDI 184 248 209 MAKKUMATH 152 248 210 OKHIMATH 304 496 211 PHATA 152 248 212 RAMPUR 152 248 213 SATERAKHAL 288 496 214 TILWARA 328 496