Demands to Start Such FM Transmitters in all Remote Islands of ANI

Port Blair, April 28: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has expressed gratitude towards the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and also towards the Prime Minister of India for opening FM transmitters at Car Nicobar and Swaraj Dweep Islands today along with 89 other such FM transmitters across India.

He said that the move to boost FM radio connectivity in border regions and aspirational districts across the country is a commendable step.

Referring his earlier letter to the Minister of Information and Broadcasting with reference number MP/ANI/Genl/2022/131 dated 08.01.2023, in which the Member of Parliament had requested to start the FM Service in all the remote Islands of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. He said that it is good to see that two FM transmitters of 100W have been inaugurated at Car Nicobar and Swaraj Dweep Islands.

The Member of Parliament requested to start such FM transmitters in all the remote Islands of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Opening FM transmitters and making FM radio available in all islands will not only become a source of entertainment for Islanders but also it can save lives during any natural disaster by providing an additional communication mode to the remotest corners of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, which falls under Zone V of Seismic Map.