Pramukh Diglpur PS, Urges for BSNL Towers in Remote Diglipur Villages to Address Security and Connectivity Issues

Rabindranath Biswas
Diglipur, Sept. 01: With reiteration of his earlier advocacy for setting up BSNL Towers in the outlying areas/villages under Diglipur Tehsil, Mr. Dipankar Mistry, Pramukh, Panchayat Samiti, Diglipur has again demanded for the same.

According to information, there has been a constant demand from the residents of outlying villages under Diglipur Tehsil that BSNL Towers are erected in these areas and residents are facilitated with the access of telephone and internet services.
Talking to Andaman Sheekha Daily, Mr. Dipankar Mistry, Pramukh, Panchayat Samiti, Diglipur said that he was apprised of a number of hurdles being faced by the denizens residing in these far flung areas owing to non-availability of telephone/internet services.
In a letter, the Pramukh further apprised Mr. Ankit Yadav, IAS, the then Deputy Commissioner, N & M Andaman a year ago of the threats and inconveniences the villagers of these peripheral areas- such as, Coffee Dera, Ganeshnagar-2, Beach Dera, Hamber Char, Bish Family, Nariya Tikrey, Burma Char and Bandah Nallah face in absence of telephone and internet services. Mr. Mistry had said in his letter that in the event of sighting of Myanmarese poachers in the areas, the dwellers can’t inform the Police or other agencies as they aren’t accessed to telephone and internet services in their remote areas. Besides, the denizens in these areas often have to face the belligerent behaviour of the Myanmarese poachers who reportedly turn hostile when confronted; and on several other occasions, these Myanmarese poachers purloin the dinghies of these residents and flee when they are chased by the Police personnel, the Pramukh claimed. Thus, in one hand, the feelings of insecurity continue to haunt these villagers, and on the other hand, they can’t pass on the information of the presence/infiltration of Myanmarese poachers on Indian soil to the Police owing to non-existence of telephone towers and services, the Pramukh had argued in his letter.
The Pramukh is now urging the Administration to take initiatives to this effect so as to erect BSNL Towers in these outlying areas in the larger interests of the residents as well as national security, Mr. Dipankar Mistry further stated.