State’s tower density higher than the national average
The State government has set a target of achieving a tower density of 1.7 by 2024 in line with the recommendation made by the National Broadband Mission.
The current tower density in the State is pegged at 0.71 per 1,000 population. This is higher than the national average of 0.42%, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar said on Wednesday.
The State has 24,961 towers as of now and 34,902 towers were still to be erected. Necessary approvals would be given for 109 sites where towers were to be put up and the government was determined to lay special emphasis on 140 gram panchayats that remained uncovered so far.