January 27, 2015
Kolkata to become India’s first fully Wi-Fi enabled metro city – Social media cheers the decision
Kolkata will become India’s first fully Wi-Fi enabled metro city in the next two or three months. West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee made the landmark announcement at the inauguration ceremony of the 39th Kolkata International Book Fair.
As soon as WB CM made this announcement in Twitter, tweets started pouring in hailing this landmark decision. The tweets ranged from praise to messages thanking the Chief Minister. Most users were excited that Kolkata would become the first fully Wi-Fi enabled metro city in India.
Here are some of the tweets:
Proud of #kolkata city. The 1st metro city becoming wifi enabled. Digital kolkata is before #DigitalIndia @AITCofficial @quizderek
— indroneil maitra (@iforangel) January 27, 2015
An egg in the face to those who says WB can never develop @AITCofficial #Kolkata to become India’s first fully Wi-Fi enabled metro city
— AITC Supporter (@AitcSupporter) January 27, 2015
@MamataOfficial Thank u didi.It is a breakthrough decission to make kolkata the first indian fully wifi connected city
— Avirup Bhattacharjee (@gfacto) January 27, 2015
@MamataOfficial yaaaaayyyyyyyyyiiiiiiiiiiii didi….thank you so so so much…love you didi 🙂
— Rahul Banik (@IamRB19) January 27, 2015
@MamataOfficial @quizderek A good initiative. Salutations.
— Sriprakash Bhatta (@SriprakashB) January 27, 2015
@MamataOfficial great news. Thank you so much didi.
— Arnab Gupta (@arnab_math) January 27, 2015
Great, proud 2 b Kolkataits RT
@AITCofficial: #Replug #Kolkata to become India’s 1st fully Wi-Fi enabled metro city | http://t.co/MN8bgtX9Pk
— Saroop Chattopadhyay (@KOLLEO) January 27, 2015
Great news….specially for new generations…@AITCofficial
— Soumyadip Biswas (@soumyadip6) January 27, 2015
Apart from the flurry of tweets hailing the announcement, Mamata Banerjee’s tweet announcing the decision got over 150 Retweets within an hour.
