PM Modi Unveils ‘Call Before u Dig’ to prevent damage from uncoordinated digging 

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an app called ‘Call Before u Dig’ (CBuD) on March 22, 2023, to protect underground public infrastructure across the country.
• This app has been launched with the aim to help prevent uncoordinated digging that results in damage to underground utility assets like optical fibre cables.
• The CBuD app will facilitate coordination between excavation agencies and underground utility owners to prevent damage to utilities due to digging.
• It will help to reduce financial losses that occur in executing infrastructure projects.
• The ‘Call Before u Dig’ mobile application has been developed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications and the Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics, Government of Gujarat.
• Also launched
• Along with this, PM Modi unveiled the Bharat 6G Vision Document.
  • Bharat 6G Vision Document is a vital document for the development of the 6G standard in India.
• PM Modi also inaugurated the new International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Area Office and Innovation Centre in India.
  • It must be noted that India signed a Host Country Agreement with ITU in March 2022 for the establishment of Area Office.
  • It will serve India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Afghanistan and Iran.