Around 61 mobile towers of different service providers still non-functional in Cachar

July 5: During the recent devastating flood in Silchar, the anxiety of the submerged populace increased due to faulty mobile network. All network providers including BSNL were facing connectivity issues due to technical snags in their mobile towers. During his visit to Silchar, Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma assured to send technicians to Silchar for restoration of mobile service. Since then, the mobile network has been partially restored. However, many mobile towers are yet to be restored.

Informing this, Deputy Commissioner Cachar, Keerthi Jalli stated that as of now around 61 mobile towers of different service providers are yet to be repaired. She stated that the restoration of these towers are going on in full swing.

As regards mobile connectivity, DC Jalli on Tuesday said, “Restoration of mobile network is also of topmost priority. I have been personally reviewing the same everyday. As of now, 5 towers of Jio, 2 of Airtel, 6 of Vodafone and 47 towers of BSNL are yet to be restored. The rest have been restored properly. We are trying for the cent percent restoration of mobile network at the earliest.”