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Delhi cabinet approves free WiFi project in capital

Addressing the media, Kejriwal said there will be 11,000 hotspots all over the city.

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Published : Aug 8, 2019, 5:26 PM IST

New Delhi: The Delhi cabinet on Thursday approved free WiFi hotspots across the national capital.

Addressing the media, Kejriwal said there will be 11,000 hotspots all over the city.

"A total of 4,000 hotspots will be installed at bus shelters and 7,000 in various colonies. Each of the 70 Assembly constituency will get 100 hotspots," he said.

The project, with an estimated cost of Rs 100 crore, will be on the ground in three-four months, Kejriwal said.

Each user will get a 15 Gb limit per month.

"About 200 users can use the hotspots simultaneously having a speed of 200 Mbps in a radius of 50 meters," he added.

The WiFi project, an election promise of the Aam Aadmi Party, has missed a number of deadlines.

Read More: PM Modi to inaugurate 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investors meet on Oct 30

Kejriwal on Thursday said although the time and technology had changed, youths kept asking him about the project.

"The free WiFi will be an addition to what people are already getting from the telecom companies."

The Chief Minister said his election promises had a deadline of five years, which will end on February 2020.

"All our election promises had a deadline of five years and we will complete the projects by then," Kejriwal said.

In its 2015 election manifesto, the AAP promised to make WiFi freely available in public spaces across Delhi.

"Citywide WiFi can help in bridging the digital divide. It will also provide an impetus to education, entrepreneurship, business, employment and also tie in with women's safety initiatives," the manifesto read.

New Delhi: The Delhi cabinet on Thursday approved free WiFi hotspots across the national capital.

Addressing the media, Kejriwal said there will be 11,000 hotspots all over the city.

"A total of 4,000 hotspots will be installed at bus shelters and 7,000 in various colonies. Each of the 70 Assembly constituency will get 100 hotspots," he said.

The project, with an estimated cost of Rs 100 crore, will be on the ground in three-four months, Kejriwal said.

Each user will get a 15 Gb limit per month.

"About 200 users can use the hotspots simultaneously having a speed of 200 Mbps in a radius of 50 meters," he added.

The WiFi project, an election promise of the Aam Aadmi Party, has missed a number of deadlines.

Read More: PM Modi to inaugurate 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investors meet on Oct 30

Kejriwal on Thursday said although the time and technology had changed, youths kept asking him about the project.

"The free WiFi will be an addition to what people are already getting from the telecom companies."

The Chief Minister said his election promises had a deadline of five years, which will end on February 2020.

"All our election promises had a deadline of five years and we will complete the projects by then," Kejriwal said.

In its 2015 election manifesto, the AAP promised to make WiFi freely available in public spaces across Delhi.

"Citywide WiFi can help in bridging the digital divide. It will also provide an impetus to education, entrepreneurship, business, employment and also tie in with women's safety initiatives," the manifesto read.

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PM Modi to inaugurate 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investors meet on Oct 30
         New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the third Global Renewable Energy Investors' Meet on October 30, an official said on Thursday.
         India is expecting an investment of USD 80 billion in 2-3 years in the renewable energy sector, said Anand Kumar, Secretary of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
         "Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investors' Meeting at Vigyan Bhawan on October 30," he said.
         The investors' meet will be held at Greater Noida, he added.
         Speaking at the curtain raiser conference, Kumar said that India has emerged as the big renewable energy market with an installed capacity of 80 GW (gigawatt).
         In addition, he said that 20 GW projects are under implementation, while 40 GW are under bidding stage.
         "Now, nobody has a doubt about India reaching RE target of 175 GW by 2022," Kumar said.
         He further said: "We are tweaking power purchase agreements so that the developers get their dues on time". PTI KKS CS
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