upgrading air stations in uttaranchal

Monday, December 06, 2004

Rajya Sabha

In order to further strengthen the radio coverage in Uttaranchal, new Radio Stations have been proposed at Dehradun, haldwani (10 KW each), Bhageshwar (5 KW), Champawat, Gairsin, Rudraprayag, New Tehri and Dharchula (1 KW each) during the 10th Five Year Plan. A Captive Earth Station is also proposed to be set up at Almora. The Schemes will be implemented subject to approval and availability or resources.

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