UPSC CDS 2 2020 GK Paper

• The 2300 km-long submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) which connects Andaman and Nicobar Islands with mainland India was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister in August 2020.
• The OFC was laid to provide better connectivity from Chennai to Port Blair and seven other Islands - Swaraj Deep (Havelock), Long Island, Rangat, Hutbay (Little Andaman), Kamorta, Car Nicobar and Campbell Bay (Great Nicobar).
• Initially, the Shaheed island was not connected to mainland through this programme.