{"id":269400,"date":"2025-08-23T00:34:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=269400"},"modified":"2025-08-23T00:34:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:04:59","slug":"army-bharti-airtel-ink-mou-to-strengthen-telecommunication-infra-in-arunachal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2025\/08\/23\/army-bharti-airtel-ink-mou-to-strengthen-telecommunication-infra-in-arunachal\/","title":{"rendered":"Army, Bharti Airtel ink MoU to strengthen telecommunication infra in Arunachal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ITANAGAR, 22 Aug:<\/strong> The Indian Army&#8217;s Dao Division and Bharti Airtel signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance mobile communication infrastructure in the forward areas of Arunachal Pradesh&#8217; Dibang Valley and Anjaw districts, a defence official said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the initiative will improve cellular network coverage and ensure reliable communication facilities, benefitting both the locals and deployed troops.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The agreement marks a major step in bridging the digital divide in these strategically important yet geographically remote regions,&#8221; Defence PRO Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The partnership will &#8220;not only strengthen security and communication for troops safeguarding the nation&#8217;s borders but also empower local communities through access to better network services,&#8221; the official said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said it will also support various facets of development like education, healthcare, e-governance and entrepreneurship in the frontier districts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dibang Valley, and Dau Delai valley in Anjaw, owing to their challenging terrain and remoteness, have historically faced constraints in connectivity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The joint effort reflects the resolve to overcome infrastructural limitations, provide modern amenities to local residents, and enhance operational communication capabilities for the armed forces, he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Officials from Bharti Airtel highlighted their commitment to expanding tele-connectivity to the remotest corners of the country, aligning with the vision of Digital India, he added. (PTI)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ITANAGAR, 22 Aug: The Indian Army&#8217;s Dao Division and Bharti Airtel signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance mobile communication infrastructure in the forward areas of Arunachal Pradesh&#8217; Dibang Valley and Anjaw districts, a defence official said on Friday. He said the initiative will improve cellular network coverage and ensure reliable communication facilities, benefitting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-269400","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269400\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}