DoT Launches ‘GatiShakti Sanchar’ Portal for Centralised RoW Approvals

On 14th May 2022 the Department of Telecommunication launched the “GatiShakti Sanchar” portal for Centralised Right of Way (RoW) approvals (www.sugamsanchar.gov.in).

Telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw  said that “The portal shall act as an enabler to the objective of “Ease of doing business” for telecommunications infrastructure works in accordance with the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister” 

The portal will enable applicants from various Telecom Service providers (TSPs) as well as Infrastructure providers (IPs) to apply at a single common portal for Right of Way permissions to lay down Optical Fibre Cable and for erecting mobile towers to State/UT Governments and local bodies. Since it smoothens the process of RoW permissions as well as faster approvals; it is believed to facilitate the easy rollout of 5G services, in which a Base Transceiver Station (BTS) is installed at very short intervals. For effective monitoring of RoW applications across the country, the portal even comes fitted with a potent dashboard showing State and District wise pendency status.

The portal will also bring an array of advantages to the Government Bodies- both Central and State/UT. It will smoothen the RoW approval process, which will lead to:

• Fast laying of more Optical Fiber Cable and thus will accelerate fiberization.
• Increased tower density will enhance connectivity and improve the quality of various telecom services.
•  Increased fiberization of telecom towers, thus ensuring better Broadband speed, across the country.