The BSNL will soon turn Dashashwamedh and Sheetla ghats in Varanasi — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency — into Wi-Fi zones.
According to officials, the BSNL took up the project following directives from the PMO around two months ago, and the progress on the project was regularly being monitored by the Centre.
The officials said required devices have already been installed at both the ghats, which are frequently visited by tourists, and the full-fledged operation would start soon. The BSNL has put the project on fast-track and a trial run of the devices has already been done. The project was handed over to Bangalore-based firm QuadGen Wireless Solutions Inc.
A survey has also been conducted at the Banaras Hindu University so that students could be given access to Internet on the campus and from the hostels free of cost.
“So far, we have received directives to install devices at Dashashwamedh and Sheetla ghats to make them Wi-Fi zones. Operation of Wi-Fi will be started there soon after getting directives from high-ups in corporate office,” said Moti Lal, BSNL general manager, Varanasi.