Vijay Kumar &Rabindranath Biswas
Webi, Sept. 27: BSNL towers at Webi is plagued with its inadequate battery backup system, which is badly affecting its service during power cuts in the region.
Since there are repeated power cuts in the region, BSNL not having adequate battery back-up required to meet the challenge in the event of power failure is unable to provide an uninterrupted service to the subscribers. As a result, people are suffering a lot; and most importantly, the school students are the worst affected.
Talking to Andaman Sheekha the residents said, “Our Children’s online studies are being severely affected because of the BSNL’s erratic service which largely depends on the electric power supply, there is no signal/internet as soon as the electric supply goes off; on the other hand, there is no alternative arrangement to run the transmitter at the BSNL Office” they residents rued. It has been more than six months they made complaints to the AE, BSNL, Webi but to no avail, there is no improvement in the situation. On the other hand, there are exams on 28th Sept which will be conducted online, and if this is the condition then how their children will write the exams, they pointed out. Besides, many students of Jawaharlal Nehru Vidiyalaya who are studying at home now, are facing the wrath of this appalling situation.
The residents of this area are now urging the administration to intervene in the matter so as to facilitate BSNL to provide uninterrupted internet service at least for the sake of the students, they said.
