Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today unveiled the 20km free Wi-Fi zone, the longest across the globe, at a function christened e-Bihar summit in Patna.
The chief minister also unveiled a city surveillance and dial 100 scheme under which at least 100 CCTV cameras installed in different localities of the state capital became operational. A state data centre has also been opened for storing of the data collected by these cameras.
An IT City would be developed on a 200-acre plot at Rajgir. The Bihar government has in principle approved an infotech building on a plot of one lakh sq ft and another on a plot of 5 lakh sq ft in Patna. Besides, an infotech park is coming up on the outskirts of the city.
The state’s free Wi-Fi zone is the longest in the world since China’s 3.5km zone was treated as the longest so far.
Times of India reported that the city surveillance and dial 100 project is first of its kind in the country as it integrates the surveillance of the city, vehicle tracking and dial 100 control centre schemes.
An automated number plate recognition system has been installed on 11 roads, which will automatically note the registration number of the vehicles entering and exiting the city.
IT minister Shahid Ali Khan said free Wi-Fi facility would be provided at all the tourist spots in the state.
