Jahangeer Ganaie
Shopian, Jul 9: The subscribers of private telecommunication companies like Jio and Airtel and govt telecommunication company BSNL have complained about erratic services in Feeripora village of Shopian district.
Residents said that the village consists of around 300 households and they have been suffering in absence of proper network connectivity.
Aaqib Ahmad, a local resident said that they cannot make any calls even during emergencies and living without proper connectivity in today’s world is like living in the dark age.
He said that most of the works in modern era are done on mobile phones but in the absence of proper connectivity, they are unable to do anything on phone and have to visit offices for even minor things.
They residents alleged that they usually move to other places to make phone calls as their phones remain out of service, when they stay indoors.
They said that student community suffered a lot in the last two-three years as they were facing problems in attending online classes in the absence of network connectivity.
They appealed to the concerned authorities to install towers in their area, so that they can avail network facility in this modern era.
They also sought personal intervention of LG Manoj Sinha and concerned deputy commissioner in installing towers in the area.
