DEHRADUN, July 12 -- Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat today informed that a project worth Rs 2,000 crores had been approved by the Union Government to provide high speed internet access to 65 blocks in 12 districts of the state. The network coverage would be extended to 5991 gram panchayats under 65 blocks of 12 districts of the state whereas this has already been done in Haridwar district, the CM said. He was addressing a press conference at the Media Centre at the Secretariat here. He said that this project was part of Bharat Net Phase-2 project. He thanked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Minister of Information Technology and Telecommunications, Ravi Shankar Prasad for the approvals and the funds for the project.

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