I&B to set up towers along border areas

Nitin Mahajan, New Delhi
The Asian Age
In an effort to counter this anti-India propaganda, the government has an aggressive programme of setting up high-frequency towers in such areas

In an effort to counter Pakistani propaganda against India through its broadcast mechanism, the information and broadcasting ministry is planning to establish high-frequency transmitters and towers in bordering areas of the country. Official sources stated that the I&B ministry has earmarked an amount of around Rs 100 crore for implementation of the project.

The move comes after the I&B ministry's proposal for setting up high-frequency transmitters and towers on border areas to counter anti-India propaganda from across the border got a boost after the Union Budget for 2009-10 allocated around Rs 100 crore to the ministry for the same.

Official sources stated that the need to enhance the country's broadcasting capabilities in the bordering areas has been felt for long as people living in such areas in regularly receive anti-India feed on their television sets from across the border.

In an effort to counter this anti-India propaganda, the government has an aggressive programme of setting up high-frequency towers in such areas.

And for the maintenance and security of these towers, the government is also contemplating hiring retired Army engineers and former police officials on contractual basis.