Gujarat has laid down optical fibre networks, which is largest in asia and second largest in the world.

I read the speech modi made at chennai, at thuglak’s annual function.. he told, a rural village in gujarat will get the connectivity, with a speed equal to that of Washington. that means, a student in a village can learn from a teacher in chennai using this connecivity..

Whether this is feasible or not is next question.. but to have that vision is really a great thing for indian politicians..

The school drop out rate is brought down to 3 % from more than 20%.. When the entire gujarat was affected by earth quake, each village was supplied with design, money and material bank for constructing school.. the people themselves were entrusted for building their school.. due to this people’s participation,
there were lot of savings, and using that additional facilities were made for the schools..

We are having few visionary politicians, who stands out of the normal ones.. this gives some hope..

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This laying of fibre optics would be completed by another 8 months as per his speech.. I was amazed at the very thought of that.. Its going to trigger a revolution in Gujarat in the coming years..
By this network, it means, a BPO company can be started in any part of Gujarat.. Data centers coming in rural areas, thus reducing infrasturcture costs in terms of land and building.

I wish, the same model be emulated all over india. An India with strong fibre optic connectivity all over would unleash great power..

When My father took the project, there was an instruction that class rooms be build in hexagonal structure, and the roof top like pyramid.. It was an engineering challenge for him at that time, as the masons & centering persons were new to this type of model. Particularly, the pyramid type of roof was most challenging.
I went to the sites along with my father, and interacted with the teachers. (during my college days). The teachers and headmasters were active, as they were apprehensive about the new building model. I think, the purpose was to break the traditional environment, and bring about a change in class room atmosphere.

Its a good thing is that next congress government did not scrap this.. The central governments are more sensible than the state governments..

Wow! What a great way to contribute to our school system. All the information about SSA is very interesting and eye-opening. Inspite of your busy schedule you are all donating your time and knowledge. Kudos to you all.

Posted by iPhone. That is very cool. I am eagerly awaiting the iPhone official entry in India. Please do a post on your experience with the iPhone.