President dedicates to people four projects of AP Govt

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New Delhi : President of India Ram Nath Kovind dedicated to the people of Andhra Pradesh (AP) four projects of the State Government at a function held at Velagapudi, Andhra Pradesh, on December 27, 2017. They are : Andhra Pradesh Fibregrid, Andhra Pradesh Surveillance Project, Drone Project, and Free Space Optical Communication or FSOC system.

Speaking on the occasion, the President said that from an expensive luxury even a decade ago, data and Internet access is today seen as a utility – as much a basic need as water, electricity and cooking gas. ” We are moving towards a plug-and-play system where it will be the norm for houses and office spaces to come pre-configured with broadband connectivity. Andhra Pradesh is attempting to realise that potential. In a sense, it has understood the future,” the President said, according to a PIB release. The President said that access to the Internet has multiple benefits. Farmers and small producers in rural areas use Internet connectivity to contact buyers in distant locations and make themselves aware of the real value of their products, he said.

The President was happy to note that the Andhra Pradesh Government is planning to use drones for providing Real Time Information for Governance. He stated that this will have multiple benefits – in security and policing, mining, urban development, raising agricultural productivity, measuring forest cover, anticipating natural and other disasters and so on. This is a model for other states to follow, he said.