New Delhi: The naxal-hit areas across nine states brought under mobile coverage in 2016 have recorded consumption of 400 GB of data per day on 2G network of the sole service provider BSNL, as per a joint statement of the state-owned firm and network vendor VNL. "According to India's state-owned telecom operator BSNL and Indian telecom gear manufacturer VNL that set up telecom network in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) impacted areas, data usage has surged to an all-time high of more than 400 Gigabytes per day, thereby ushering in development and prosperity," a joint network by BSNL and Vihaan Network Limited on Sunday said. The Cabinet in June 2013 approved setting up mobile towers in nine states affected by the naxal violence to improve communication as none of the telecom operators ventured in to these regions. The project was again sent for approval of the Cabinet due to change in cost structure and was cleared in August 2014. The government identified areas ...