Hon’ble Lt Governor Brig (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd) holds meeting to review 4G saturation project of BSNL in Ladakh.

Leh, June 13, 2024: The Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd), held a meeting at the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat to review the implementation of the 4G saturation project of BSNL in Ladakh.
Director (Mobile) BSNL Board, New Delhi, Shri Sandeep Govil gave a presentation on the progress of saturation of BSNL 4G towers in Ladakh. He informed that the project would be completed by the end of September in 2024. He also informed that 241 4G towers would be installed by the BSNL in various villages of Ladakh.
The HLG instructed ADGP Ladakh to direct Police personnel to escort the trucks from Zojila to different tower locations to ensure that the materials reach designated locations without any obstacle. The HLG directed BSNL officials prioritise Army and ITBP locations first. He emphasized that the timeline for completing the projects should not be missed. The HLG instructed DC Kargil to conduct a review meeting regarding the progress of the BSNL 4G saturation project.
Advisor to HLG, Dr Pawan Kotwal, IAS, informed the HLG that land for the installation of 4G towers has already been allocated and power supply for the towers has been provided by the Power Development Department, Ladakh. He informed that 82 locations have been allocated in wildlife areas. He stated that the review meeting should be held on 1st of every month to review the progress of the 4G saturation project.
Executive Councillor, LAHDC Leh, Shri Tashi Namgyal Yakzee, informed that the foundation work of the tower at 2 locations in Durbuk sub-division has been completed. He requested to complete the erection of the tower at the earliest. He also requested the BSNL authorities to prioritise the saturation of 4G mobile towers in Changthang area.
Deputy Commissioner, Kargil, Shri Shrikanth Suse said that the administration has provided land and power supply and given road clearance to the BSNL authorities.
Chief Engineer, PDD, Ladakh, Shri Tundup Spalzang apprised the HLG of the allocation of electrical works of 163 locations in Leh district. He informed that electrical works on 53 locations has been completed and 50 locations are ongoing.
General Manager, BSNL, Leh, Shri Hariom Solanki informed the HLG that trucks containing construction materials of towers have been stopped by the local truck union so that local trucks could be used to transport the materials. He requested the HLG’s intervention to ensure that the trucks reach the designated locations directly without any delay. He also informed about the application for RoW (Rights of Way) permission for OFC (optical fibre cable) lining for various locations in different RCC of Border Roads Otganisation (BRO). Shri Hariom assured that the BSNL would provide complete route map and repair the damaged road during the 4G saturation project.
Lt Col VS Randhawa, Joint Director, BRO, HIMANK, asked BSNL to provide the map of the route for RoW permission for OFC lining. He also informed that the road damaged during installation of OFC should repaired by BSNL.
Col Tega Singh, Deputy Chief Signal Officer HQ 14 Corps, informed that 35 locations have been identified for the 4G saturation in Army areas and 32 in ITBP areas, with 13 areas common among them. He said that survey has been conducted on 25 locations. He also requested BSNL authorities to install towers at remote areas like Siachen.
Advisor to HLG, Dr Pawan Kotwal; Executive Councillor, LAHDC Leh, Shri Tashi Namgyal Yakzee; Commissioner/ Secretary to HLG, Shri Laltinkhuma Franklin; Secretary, IT, Shri Amit Sharma; Secretary, PDD, Shri Vikram Singh Malik; Secretary, PWD, Shri Micheal D Souza; Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Shri Santosh Sukhadeve; Deputy Commissioner, Kargil, Shri Shrikant Suse; Joint Director, BRO, HIMANK, Lt Col VS Randhawa; Deputy Chief Signal Officer, HQ 14 Corps, Col Tega Singh; Director (Mobile) BSNL Board, New Delhi, Shri Sandeep Govil; Chief General Manager J&K circle, Shri Saurabh Tyagi; Principal General Manager J&K and Ladakh, Shri Vivek Khajuria; General Manager, BSNL Leh, Shri Hariom Solanki; Chief Engineer, PDD, Ladakh, Shri Tundup Spalzang were present in the meeting.