BSNL woes : Blame laid on officials
Source: The Sangai Express
Moreh, July 08 2011:
The frequent snapping of the Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) extending from Moreh to Imphal being faced by the people is on account of the failure of the officials concerned of the BSNL to pay necessary attention to the problem, leaders of various communities living in the border town have alleged.
Talking to mediapersons, the community leaders pointed out that the staff of the Telephone Exchange at Moreh themselves have expressed disappointment over the matter when they (community leaders) approached them to find out whether trenches, which are even less then 2 feet deep, being dug up for laying the OFC from the Telephone Exchange office upto to the tower near the office of Hill Tribal Council, Moreh, covering a distance of 2 kms and 500 metres is in accordance with the work specification or not.
The community leaders asserted that the shallowness of the trenches being dug up, that too, just along the side of National Highway 39, would not ensure any respite from the problem of frequent snapping of the cable being faced by the people of the border town when the road expansion work is undertaken.
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The officials concerned should look into the matter while there is still time.
When contacted in connection with the reported snapping of the OFC line from Moreh to Imphal from June 4 to 30, the SDE in-charge of OFC line Ganashyam Singh said that inspite of the best efforts being made by the staff of the Department , complaints over frequent snapping of the cable line have not stopped.
To ensure connectivity between Imphal and Moreh, people settling on either side of the National Highway 39 should also extend their co-operation and restrain from indulging in any activities that could cause damage to the cable line in the larger interest of the people living in the border town, the SDE appealed.