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MoEFCC okays undersea cable connecting Singapore-Mumbai
The expert appraisal committee (EAC) on Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) matters of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has approved the construction of a 8,100 km undersea, transnational fibre optic cable system connecting Mumbai to Singapore via Chennai. The cable s...
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The expert appraisal committee (EAC) on Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) matters of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has approved the construction of a 8,100 km undersea, transnational fibre optic cable system connecting Mumbai to Singapore via Chennai. The cable system will terminate at Versova Beach in Mumbai and will be the 17th such optical fibre cable system to land in Mumbai. It is expected to be operational by 2023. The project is officially known as the Myanmar/ Malaysia-India-Singapore Transit (MIST) Submarine Cable System. Of the total length, 202.06 km falls in the CRZ boundary of Maharashtra. Contact: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Website: moef.gov.in