Alarmed by the growing reach of private satellite channels, Doordarshan is finally getting its act together and is looking to increase the penetration of DD-2, or DD Metro as it is known, to almost 40% of national network. 

For this purpose it has commissioned a total of 30 new terrestrial transmitters over a period of next three months. According to Prasar Bharati, the high power transmitters will increase its penetration by over 130 million viewers. It has also commissioned new low power transmitters which will increase its penetration by another 2 million. 

Besides this Prasar Bharati has also issued notices in newspapers inviting tenders for the hauling down of its existing VHF Band III Ant. System and hauling up of new VHF Band III antenna system for DD-2 Transmitters at Raipur, Nagpur, Indore and Bhopal.