(a) whether there is any proposal to connect the Raigarh telecom district (Chhattisgarh)through O.F.C. to Jharkhand enroute Lodam and to Orissa enroute Tapkara;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the difficulties in regard to meeting this demand ; and
(d) the details of the action being taken in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI TAPAN SIKDAR)
(a) & (b): Raigarh is already connected on Optical Fibra Cable to Ranchi (Jharkhand) enroute Lodam. There is no plan to connect Raigarh to Orissa however Tapkara is connected to Raigarh on Optical Fibre Cable.
(c) &(d): There is no demand to directly connect Raigarh to Orissa on Optical Fibre Cable.