Govt forms Panel to examine J&K Communication & Connectivity Infrastructure Policy

The government on Thursday accorded sanction to a committee,framed, that will examine the draft of J&K Communication and Connectivity Infrastructure Policy, 2019, framed by the  Information and Technology Department .It further  sought comments from various stakeholders to finalize the policy.The nine member panel, headed by Administrative Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department, have been tasked to examine and address the issues e.g facilitate the approval for installation of telecom Infrastructure in the State, in a time bound manner, Right of Way (ROW) issues. The policy of the State should be in alignment with the Central ROW rules of November 2016. The Committee shall also have to examine Single window ROW clearance, ROW for Border Areas,delay in ROW clearance from Forest Department, Permission for installation of telecom infrastructure at sites near Dal Lake and other water bodies and repeated ROW clearances required during rectification of ROW.