Indus Towers:Building on Expertise in Green Technologies and Operational Excellence

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Chandigarh 22^nd April:- Indus Towers, the world's largest telecom tower company, today emphasized its commitment to providing a robust telephony network in Punjab and Haryana, thus aiding the overall development of the two states.

While talking about Indus' local activities, Rajesh V, Circle CEO–Punjab and Haryana, Indus Towers Ltd. Said that punjab and Haryana has been an important circle for Indus since our venture into the Circles. Indus Towers has always been committed towards developing a robust and efficient telecom infrastructure that contributes towards the growth of both the states' economy. We are rigorously working towards providing seamless connectivity in the Circles empower the local economy. We will continue to invest in creating world class telecom infrastructure in the states and also focus on growing the local talent to ensure development and productivity in the circle. Working on its core values of ExCITE, Indus continues to be responsible and sensitive towards the environment, and the communities it operates in while maintaining highest standards of health and safety, Indus maintains nearly 2200 'Green Sites' in the Circles. As a part of its efforts, the company has been able to reduce diesel consumption by 13.29 lakh litres – a reduction of around 20% as compared to the last financial year. Going forward, the company plans to eliminate the consumption of diesel and minimize the running of diesel generators from a majority of its sites in Punjab and Haryana circles.

Rajesh V added that With over 7800+ towers and over 17000+ tenancies in the Circles, Indus offers a near perfect uptime of 99.99% to mobile telephony users, thus providing continuous and uninterrupted connectivity to all users across the state. Indus Towers now enables communication for over 52 million wireless subscribers in the state. Re-enforcing its vision of 'Putting India First', Indus Towers is also working towards building skilled workforce while providing seamless connectivity in the Circles. The company provides employment to over 680 employees (directly and indirectly) in the circle. Going forward Indus aims to install over 1000 new tower sites in Punjab& Haryana with 50+ sites in Chandigarh, thereby growing its seamless communication network in the Circles.