Port Blair, Jan 30: The Member of Parliament of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Mr. Kuldeep Rai Sharma today requested the Chief General Manager, BSNL, A&N Circle to conduct an immediate survey to find the reasons behind the poor mobile network and data network in most of the villages of North and Middle Andaman.
He has also requested to install more and more mobile towers in remote villages of N&M Andaman and improve connectivity of existing mobile towers so that every Islander gets a proper mobile network and data network.
The Member of Parliament demanded to take similar measures for the entire Nicobar District also so that poor network doesn’t become a hindrance to the development of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
In a letter addressed to the Chief General Manager of BSNL, A & N Islands he mentioned that recently he has visited North and Middle Andaman and travelled to many remote villages of the region to interact with Islanders.
He added that during the visit in almost all regions, Islanders have complained about the very poor mobile network and data network in North and Middle Andaman.
He pointed out that other than the main bazaar area or ATR route, in most of the regions of North and Middle Andaman mobile network and data network is poor. In many remote pockets there is no mobile network at all.
He added that such a poor network is causing huge inconvenience to the public and the worst hit are students, who are unable to attend online classes and submit online assignments. In case of emergencies Islanders living in these areas are unable to call an ambulance or contact police, he pointed out.
