Guwahati: On Friday, at 10.30 am, a long cherished dream of Diphu, the headquarters of one of Assam's remotest district, Karbi Anglong, will be realised when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 91 100 watt Frequency Modulation (FM) transmitters across the country from his residence.
It will be the first ever FM transmitter of Karbi Anglong, which interestingly happens to be the largest district of Assam. There is an unprecedented enthusiasm among the youth of the hill district who will now finally be able to enjoy radio transmission in their hometown.
The Diphu FM transmitter will operate on FM frequency 100.1 MHz and will bring to the people a bouquet of various programmes ranging from entertainment to education.
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The 100 watt transmitter is expected to be heard in around 400 square kilometre area besides benefitting thousands of listeners in the town and nearby villages.
Karbi Anglong has for long made headlines for all the wrong reasons.
One of the most backward districts of Assam till a couple of years ago, it has seen insurgency in the worst form and witnessed prolonged violence and bloodshed.
The district enjoys autonomy under the provision of Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
The Karbi insurgency, a movement for a separate state of Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills, is one of the worst-ever insurgencies Assam has faced since the early 1980s.
The Karbi insurgency, started by several factions and splinter groups, has been marked by killings, ethnic violence, abductions since the late 1980s.
All of these outfits have only demand of forming a separate state.
However, peace prevailed in the district after one of Assam’s most wanted separatist leaders, Ingti Kathar Songbijit, accused in multiple cases of violence, along with 1,039 others, belonging to five outfits, surrendered on February 23, 2021, before the then Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, to return to the mainstream.