Source: The Sangai Express / Azonna Zaspar
Tamenglong, February 11, 2010:
Tamenglong district is literally groping in darkness and irrie silence as both electricity and BSNL, the lone mobile service provider have ceased functioning since the last 24 hours.
The people of Tamenglong district are facing great inconveniences due to lack of power supply and telecommunication service in the district.
The lone BSNL establishment in this district totally collapsed due to technical failure since 4 pm yesterday.
When this reporter visited the telephone exchange at Tamenglong district HQs today evening it was found that the BSNL authorities were in a helpless situation.
A source said due to the failure all cell phones, landline and WLL are rendered useless.
"We have informed the higher authority through wireless at MPR Tamenglong for further necessary action," the source said.
Due to lack of power supply at micro wave and telephone exchange, Tamenglong has been immobilised.
Due to lack of electricity in the district HQs the lone local news paper could not go to print while many electronic shops and DTP houses remained shut today.
Apart from the near total collapse of the entire district administration due to power and telecommunication failure in the last 24 hours, people of the district had been enduring hardships in varied forms as there had been periodical breakdown in power and BSNL service in Tamenglong district since the last two months.