Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on January 3, 2024 inaugurated Kochi-Lakshadweep islands submarine optical fiber connection (KLI-SOFC) in Kavaratti, Lakshadweep.
Key points
- The KLI-SOFC project will lead to an increase in internet speed unlocking new possibilities & opportunities.
- For the first time since independence, Lakshadweep will be connected through Submarine Optic Fibre Cable.
- It will ensure 100 times faster Internet for the people of Lakshadweep”.
- The Department of Telecommunications (DOT) took immediate action and conceptualized the Kochi-Lakshadweep Submarine OFC Project (KLI project).
- The KLI project has been completed well within the timelines.
- In the Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands Submarine Cable (KLI) project submarine cable connectivity from Mainland (Kochi) to eleven Lakshadweep Islands namely, Kavaratti, Agatti, Amini, Kadmat, Chetlet, Kalpeni, Minicoy, Androth, Kiltan, Bangaram and Bitra has been extended.
- The project is funded by Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF), Department of Telecommunication. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was the Project Executing Agency
