Malpe beach in Udupi district, one of the main tourist attractions in
southern Karnataka, has become the first beach in India to have WiFi
connectivity.
The facility will be available to tourists free of cost for 30 minutes at any time of the day during their visit
Udupi MLA Pramod Madhwaraj launched the 24x7 facility at a function
at the beach yesterday. He said the duration of free WiFi access would
be extended later.
The service is being provided by BSNL, supported by the Centre's Digital Drive Initiative.
Madhwaraj
said the Malpe beach committee had spent Rs 80 lakh for beach
development works last year. Work on road development had also been
taken up at a cost of Rs 5 crore over the years, he said.
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