MNS:- Election Commission of India in its constant endeavor to provide information and services to citizens in a hassle free manner has started a new service on the website of the Commission – www.eci.nic.in. Polling Station locations of National Capital Territory of Delhi and Himachal Pradesh have already been plotted on maps and can be seen by citizens when they visit the concerned page on the website of Election Commission of India. Polling Station locations of rest of the country are being plotted and will be available very soon on the website. A tab named “Information Linked to Polling Station Maps” has been provided on the left hand side panel of the website of the Commission. Citizens can visit the Polling Stations Maps page by clicking on this tab. Once on the page, citizens will see the names of States for which maps of polling stations are available. On clicking on the name of the State, the map page will open up. Citizens can select District, Assembly Constituency and Polling Station names from drop down lists and click a button to see Polling Station Locations of the selected area on the map viewer on the page. It is possible to zoom into any point on the map to increase the magnification by either double clicking on the map or by increasing the magnification on the left side on the map viewer. Users can activate the satellite image layer and even see the Polling Station buildings, and the roads leading to it. Polling Station Locations are seen as Pins dropped on the map for each Polling Station. On clicking on the Pin, a balloon opens up showing the names and cell phone numbers of the Chief Electoral Officer, District Election Officer, Electoral Registration Officer and Booth Level Officer. There is also a link provided for Electoral Rolls. On clicking this link, Electoral Roll for that Polling Station opens up in PDF format and can be saved by the user on his local computer and also printed from the local computer. The Commission hopes that electors and political parties will find this facility useful for the smooth and active participation in the electoral process
Sachin Pilot Reviews Connectivity in Border Areas of J&K, Launches High Speed Rural Broadband in J&K, inaugurates Cyber Forensic Lab in Jammu
Union Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Sh. Sachin Pilot today reviewed connectivity related issues in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir at Poonch. Officials from the State Government, Ministry of Home Affairs, Army, BSNL, Department of Telecom and others were present.
This is second review by the Minister in the last few months in view of the sensitivity of the area and the high priority the Government attaches to development of telecom facilities in the region.
At Rajouri, Sh Pilot launched WIMAX across the state. This would be implemented at a cost of Rs. 12.8 crores, enabling high-speed broadband access wirelessly in rural and remote parts of the state. Talking to the media, Sh Pilot said data connectivity will enable applications like e-learning and e-health to roll out to remote and inaccessible areas of the state. Expanding the reach of modern telecommunication systems in the state, BSNL plans to erect 108 Wimax Towers in Jammu & Kashmir during 2012-13, of which 13 would be in Rajouri and Poonch. The Minister informed that 41 locations in the state now have 3G access.3, including remote areas like Rajouri, Poonch, Akhnoor, Samba etc.
Dedicating the modernized Head Post Office at Rajouri, Sh Pilot said world class postal facilities would now be available to people of Rajouri. Under Project Arrow 17 post offices in the state have been modernized at an expenditure of over Rs. 2.2 crores, including the post offices at Jammu, Udhampur, Kathua, and Poonch.
In Jammu, Sh. Pilot visited the National Institute of Electronics and IT (NIELIT) campus and launched a course in Computer Concepts in Dogri. NIELIT has also partnered with the State Government to provide employable skills to the youth of the state. Sh. Pilot said IT infrastructure in the state is being strengthened. He said Department of Electronics and IT has sanctioned Rs. 37 crores for setting up the State Data Centre which will be launched early next year.The Minister said Rs. 37.5 crores has been sanctioned to set up the State Wide Area Network, and this would also be implemented next year.
The Minister also inaugurated the Cyber Forensic Lab at Jammu, saying that with the widespread use of IT in all areas of personal and professional life, cybercrime has become a real challenge. He said, to create resources in this area, Cyber Forensic Laboratories are being set up. While the one in Srinagar is functional, the one in Jammu was dedicated today.
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