The public sector enterprise stated that it has received a work order worth Rs 170.11 crore from the Government of Puducherry’s Department of Revenue and Disaster Management. The contract calls for the design, development, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning (SITC), as well as the operation and maintenance (O&M) of an Integrated Command Control Centre and other related activities for the Puducherry Smart City over a five-year period.
RailTel, a “Mini Ratna (Category-I)” central public sector enterprise, is an ICT provider and one of the country’s largest neutral telecom infrastructure providers, with a pan-India optic fibre network on exclusive right of way (ROW) along railway track. The Government of India owns 72.84% of the company as of September 30, 2022.