Speed up setting of solar mobile towers: Rawat to Centre

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has asked Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to expedite work on setting up low power solar battery-operated mobile towers in the border districts of the state, considering their strategic location.
Rawat also reiterated the state's old demand for new satellite phones in view of its vulnerability to natural disasters.
Setting up these mobile towers in the border districts of the state, located mostly in hilly terrain will lead to a much more dependable mobile connectivity, which is a must considering their strategic location, Rawat said at a meeting with the Home Minister in New Delhi yesterday.

The Home Ministry proposes to set up low power solar battery-operated mobile towers at ITBP and SSB checkposts along the international border in Uttarakhand.
Citing the state's vulnerability to natural disasters, Rawat also asked the Home Minister to expedite the process of providing satellite phones to the state for the sake of better co-ordination among different departments in crisis-like situation.