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Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands Submarine Optical Fiber Connection (KLI-SOFC) Project

Context: The Prime Minister inaugurated the Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands Submarine Optical Fiber Connection (KLI – SOFC) project  to resolve the slow internet speed problem in Lakshadweep.

About Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands Submarine Optical Fiber Connection Project

  • Aim: The Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands Submarine Optical Fiber Connection (KLI – SOFC) project aims to increase the internet speed by over 100 times, from 1.7Gbps to 200Gbps. 
  • Funding: Total financial implication is about Rs 1072 crore funded by Universal Service Obligation (USO) Fund. 
    • USO Fund was established with fundamental objective of providing access to “Basic” telecommunication services to people in remote and rural areas at affordable and reasonable prices.
  • Project Execution Agency: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was nominated as the Project Execution Agency

Other Major Development Initiative:

Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands Submarine Optical Fiber Connection

  • Low-Temperature Thermal Desalination (LTTD) plant at Kadmat: It has been designed to produce 1.5 lakh litres of clean drinking water every day and is operational now. 
  • Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) in all households: The saturation of tapped water connections to all houses in Agatti and Minicoy islands. 
  • Solar power plant at Kavaratti: It is the first-ever battery-backed solar power project of Lakshadweep to address energy challenges.
  • Primary Health Care facility: It has been started in Kalpeni.
    • Construction of five model Anganwadi Centres (Nand Ghars) in the five islands of Androth, Chetlat, Kadmat, Agatti and Minicoy are in progress. 
  • Ice Plant in Agatti: It will create new opportunities related to seafood processing and Tuna Fish export. 

About Lakshadweep

  • It is an archipelago of 36 coral islands with an area of 32 sq km in the Arabian Sea, off the coast of Kerala, India 
    • Only 10 islands are inhabited
    • The easternmost island lies about 185 miles (300 km) from the coast of the state of Kerala.
  • It is a Union Territory established in 1956. 
  • Capital: Kavaratti Island.
  • Geography: The islands are made of coral reefs and green coconut groves.
  • Culture: The population is predominantly Muslim, with fishing as the main occupation. 
  • Environment: The islands are a haven for endangered marine turtles, with nesting sites for green turtles and hawksbill turtles. 

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Source: The Economic Times

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