Tarun Karthick
Campbell Bay, 09 January 2023
Mr. Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Member of Parliament, Andaman and Nicobar Islands has requested the Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India to begin transmission of Vividh Bharati FM Port Blair (100.9) in all of the distant Islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
In a letter addressed to the Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India the Member of Parliament talked about that FM 100.9 MHz is being broadcasted from All India Radio, Port Blair. He added that it has been declared because the forty second FM Station of the Vividh Bharati Network by Prasar Bharati. He additionally talked about that two hours of native programmes are being broadcasted on VB FM Port Blair within the morning and night hours from 26.01.2019, the day of its launch.
MP knowledgeable the minister that in a really quick interval, the service has change into immensely standard among the many residents of a serious a part of the South Andaman area, however sadly the transmission of Vividh Bharati FM Port Blair (100.9) is proscribed to some areas in South Andaman District. He additionally knowledgeable that in distant Islands such providers are wanted for the leisure of most people and likewise to beat the sensation of remoteness and isolation.
Member of Parliament identified that the provision of Vividh Bharati FM Port Blair (100.9) in all Islands is not going to solely function a supply of leisure for the Islanders, however it might additionally save lives throughout any pure catastrophe by offering one further mode of communication.
Member of Parliament requested the Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India to extend the transmission vary of Vividh Bharati FM Port Blair (100.9) and set up receiving station/repeater stations at varied distant Islands in order that the transmission of Vividh Bharati FM Port Blair (100.9) will be expanded and it might attain all distant Islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
