Tata Projects bags Rs 3,057 cr order

Tata projects Limited said in a press release that its 'Smart Cities Business Unit' has been awarded Bharat Net project worth Rs 30.57 billion in Chhattisgarh.The project involves laying of Optical Fibre Network that follows ring architecture with Internet Protocol - Multi Protocol Label Switching (IP-MPLS) technology. Conceived under the Digital India initiative of the Centre, the project will link 85 Blocks and 5,987 Gram Panchayats across the 27 districts in the state by providing broadband and mobile phone connectivity. Through this project, important services including Public Distribution System, 102 (Free Ambulance Service) and 108 (Emergency service) will be effectively executed at Gram Panchayat level. The implementation period for the project is 12 months from starting of work.