Odisha villagers set to get mobile signal for first time

Thousands of villagers of Malkangiri district in in Odisha are set to enjoy uninterrupted cellular service for the first time in their lives.

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Due to threats from left wing extremists, mobile towers could not be installed until now in Swabhiman Anchal (formerly known as Cut-off area). Located along the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border, Swabhiman Anchal comprises 151 villages.

The area, surrounded by water on three sides and by inhospitable terrain on another, became less remote after the construction of Gurupriya Bridge, which connected the zone with the rest of the State in 2018.

Now, mobile network connectivity is being started in Swabhiman Area at the villages of Pipalapadar, Hantalguda, and Jantapal, which did not have mobile connectivity earlier.

Odisha accounts for the highest number of villages that do not have mobile phone service in India.