setting up of air and dd kendras in uttaranchal

Thursday, August 04, 2005

Lok Sabha

The scheme for establishment of a permanent Doordarshan Kendra in Dehradun has since been approved, and is expected to be completed in three years. Meanwhile, Doordarshan had installed an interim set up there, which is functional since August, 2001.

A 10 kW FM radio transmitter with studio and uplinking facilities is proposed to be set up at Dehradun under Tenth Five Year Plan. Six radio stations viz., at Almora, Pauri (Garhwal), Pithoragarh, Uttarkashi, Gopeshwar (Chamoli) and Mussoorie are currently functional in Uttaranchal.

This Information was given by Minister of Information & Broadcasting and Culture, Shri S. Jaipal Reddy in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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