JUMLA, NOVEMBER 11
Communication services have been disrupted in Jumla district for the last five days. The disruption in the services has created problems in public service delivery, election campaign, and personal communication for the locals.
The Federation of Nepali Journalists, Jumla, chapter has submitted a memo to the authorities concerned in the district to identify the issue and iron it out at the earliest.
The umbrella organisation of journalists acknowledged that the role of media in making election a success was paramount and disruption of the communication services have made it difficult for the media to educate and inform the public about the contemporary issues.
The FNJ handed over the memo to the Nepal Telecom and Nepal Telecommunication Authority in the district through Chief District Officer of Jumla Mukesh Kumar Kesari.
CDO Kesari said that efforts were under way to fix the problem prevailing the communication sector in the district. New machines were being installed in the places to upgrade the capacity of the machines for better services.
Natural disaster occurred in the district in the mid-October had disrupted communication services in the district completely. The services had resumed after maintenance.
But the disruption recurred in the district yet again. At this backdrop, the FNJ took the lead to prod the local authority in resumption of the communication services, according to FNJ Jumla district President Netra Bahadur Shahi.
A version of this article appears in the print on November 12, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.
