Eight quake-affected districts to be connected with high-speed internet

Minister for Communications and Information Technology Parbat Gurung has said the capacity of broadband internet would be enhanced in eight districts mostly affected by the 2015 April earthquake. 
As he said, preparations are afoot to sign an agreement between the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) and local levels to ensure access of local governments, ward offices, community schools and health facilities in those districts to  high-speed internet connections, supporting the aspiration for ‘digital Nepal’. The project is to include Dolakha, Ramechhap, Sindhuli, Okhaldhunga, Kavrepalanchowk, Sindhupalchowk, Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts. 
During a discussion organised here today virtually by the... Read More