GTPL Hathway Bags INR 1245.77 Crore EPC Contract for Broadband Infrastructure to Connect 3,767 Gram Panchayats Across Saurashtra

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The Package B of BharatNet Phase - II Project is awarded to GTPL by Gujarat Fibre Grid Network Limited under Digital India Initiative
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Commenting on winning the project, Anirudhasinhji Jadeja, Managing Director, GTPL Hathway said, "GTPL is proud to have won this prestigious mandate. GTPL has been playing an active role in digital initiatives such as Smart Cities and now we have won this project under Digital India Initiatives. With a team strength of more than 3500 including an on-ground team of 1500, GTPL is uniquely positioned to create the necessary infrastructure with inhouse capabilities and experience. Together with our consortium partner Polycab Wires, we are very confident to complete the project in a stipulated timeframe of 1 year."

Elaborating on the key aspects of the project, Hetal Shah, Enterprise Head, GTPL Hathway said, "GTPL will create an infrastructure network that will provide broadband connectivity to 3,767 gram panchayats across Saurashtra region, with each Gram Panchayat connected with 1 Gbps with additional 12 core fibre for future capacity build up and possibility of further monetisation. We will lay down fibre network across 17,000 kms. We will use the modern and scalable GPON technology for sustainable stability. It is GTPL's highly qualified team with inhouse capabilities in survey, identifying soil conditions, network designing and fibre laying along with rich experience of laying broadband infrastructure across 200 cities helped us win the mandate."

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