Mori village in East Godavari district has become the toast for the power of technology in the days of demonetisation.
The remote village has become the first 100 per cent digitally literate village in the country on Thursday. It has also achieved the status of complete cashless transaction village, besides being open defecation free (ODF) village.
Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu made the announcement during the launch of the AP Fibre Grid services which offers cable television, telephone and internet services at just Rs 149 per month. “Today
is the most memorable day for me and the villagers of Mori as well as the entire state. I am proud to declare that Mori is the first Smart village in the country to achieve 100 per cent digital literacy,” Naidu announced.
Marking the launch of the services, the Chief Minister switched on the TTD-SVBC channel and also interacted with the AP Fibre Grid authorities through video conference.
Earlier in the day, Naidu, who reached Mori village by helicopter on Thursday, visited the residence of professor Soleman Darwin and interacted with the representatives of Silicon Valley companies from US who played crucial role in turning the village into a Smart village.
Tech Mahindra celebrates
Technology industry veterans expressed their elation at Mori village becoming the truly first digital economy. Here are some tweets by Tech Mahidra who played a part in the transformation.
#DigitalIndia will not be a dream for long..@tech_mahindra is committed to partnering & connecting India one village at a time #Mori @ncbn https://t.co/rsE1bKSqlg
— CP Gurnani (@C_P_Gurnani) December 30, 2016
Proud to be part of 1st connected village @Mori @andhraPradeshCM with visionary @ncbn congrats @Solomon_Darwin @C_P_Gurnani @anandmahindra pic.twitter.com/IM9AfjkZFR
— Prateek Saxena (@saxenaprat) December 29, 2016
Meanwhile, Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson said that it demonstrated at Mori village of Andhra Pradesh its Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for creating smart and sustainable villages in the state.
Both projects — Connected Aquaponics and Smart Water Grid Management — were demonstrated in the presence of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, after a three-month pilot.
The company said that Connected Aquaponics integrates aquaculture and hydroponics for reuse of the ammonia-rich waste water from aquaculture for organic farming and recycle the water back to the aqua farm.
“Using wireless sensor network and Ericsson’s AppIOT platform, we enable the monitoring of the aqua farm 24×7, thereby enabling the farmers with real-time information,” the company said.
This enables the farmers to increase the yield as well as bring down the production cost with optimum use of the raw materials and repeated use of water.
