3.6.14. Digital Gangetic Plane

♤ One of the first few long-distance Wi-Fi projects in the world, the Digital Gangetic Plane (DGP) connects few villages in Uttar Pradesh to internet using wireless network.

♤ Media Lab Asia (MLA) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur started creating the DGP wireless network.

♤ The even terrain of Gangetic plain allows unhindered line-of-sight signal transmission for wireless networks despite the presence of tall telecom or power supply towers.

♤ Applications developed intervene on education, health and livelihoods.

♤ Bimari Jankari or disease information portal offers healthcare information in Hindi.

♤ Digital Mandiis a one-stop agro-commodities prices shop for rural farming communities.

♤ The portal serves as agricultural knowledge base in Hindi.

♤ DGP is largely limited by its approach of being a technological research focused on innovation, experimentation and deployment of Wi-Fi enabled internet connectivity.