Wednesday, April 29, 2009
2000 phones dead in 16 months, courtesy Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, R and B
The widening of 29-kilometer long road from Humhama to Khan Sahib in central Kashmir’s Budgam district has caused damage to about 2000 telephone connections in the past 16 months. This has caused huge inconvenience to the affected subscribers, who accuse the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) of failing to restore the connections in time.
While the high-profile company has not restored the connections, it is delivering bills every month at the doors of subscribers.
Though underground cables were laid few years back; neither the digging nor the wire specifications were followed, said a BSNL insider.
As soon as the road widening started this year, the cables emerged with a slight pull of the machines and tore apart the pairs beyond repair, he added. Most of the lines coming out of the three exchanges falling on the ridges of the plateau road are virtually defunct.
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While the high-profile company has not restored the connections, it is delivering bills every month at the doors of subscribers.
Though underground cables were laid few years back; neither the digging nor the wire specifications were followed, said a BSNL insider.
As soon as the road widening started this year, the cables emerged with a slight pull of the machines and tore apart the pairs beyond repair, he added. Most of the lines coming out of the three exchanges falling on the ridges of the plateau road are virtually defunct.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.kashmirtimes.com
Labels: affected subscribers, bsnl, bsnl authorities, budgam district, cables, delivering bills, kashmir, khan sahab exchange, phones dead, telephone connections
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