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Pradeep Kumar

21/06/21 09:20 AM IST

Public Wi-Fi in Kashmir Valleys

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All 15 Kashmir Valley Railway Stations, including Srinagar, have now got integrated with 6021 Station Wi-Fi Network of Indian Railways.

Highlights
  • Public Wi-Fi, provided under the brand name of RailWire, is available at 15 stations of UT of Kashmir which are spread out in four District HQs – Srinagar, Budgaon, Banihal & Qazigund.
  • Wi-fi was already available at 15 stations in the Union Territory of Jammu -Kathua, Budhi, Chhan Arorian, Hira Nagar, Ghagwal, Samba, Vijaypur, Bari Brahman, Jammu Tawi, Bajalta, Sangar, Manwal, Ram Nagar.
  • RailTel was entrusted by the Ministry of Railways to provide public Wi-Fi at all the Railway stations.
  • The vision was to convert the Railway platform into a platform for digital inclusion.
Significance
  • Wi-Fi plays a significant role in connecting the people, and is bridging the digital divide between rural and urban India at a rapid pace.
  • Indian Railways, in association with its RailTel Corporation of India Ltd, is playing a key role in bringing high speed Wi-Fi to every corner of the country.
  • RailWire Wi-Fi at stations is helping to connect the unconnected as more 5000 stations of this public Wi-Fi network are located in rural India with poor connectivity.
Source: PIB

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