Uttarakhand: Even today people are forced to find network by climbing trees, there is no communication facility in 1250 villages of Almora Lok Sabha seat

Today, where people cannot even imagine life without social media and phones, there are still some areas in the country where people have to climb trees and mountains to get network, leave alone the internet. You will be surprised to know that there are 1250 such villages in the four districts of Almora Lok Sabha seat where even today there is no system of communication.

There is still no communication facility in 1250 villages
Almora Bageshwar, four districts of Almora parliamentary constituency. Even today there are 1250 villages in Pithoragarh and Champawat where there is no communication system. Let us tell you that in Pithoragarh district, in many places including Dobans and the villages bordering Nepal, Githigara, Ghingharani, Barmo, Kunkatiya, Ranwa, Kharkatari, Dhamigauda, Batholi, the villagers have to climb mountain peaks and trees even to talk. Only then are they able to talk to someone. According to the information received, a tower of BSNL is installed in Dobans area. But the network is available nearby. But this does not work 70 percent of the time.

50 out of 173 towers have been installed – BSNL
According to BSNL GM Mahesh Singh Nirkhupa, 173 towers are to be installed in this area. Out of which 50 have been installed. He told that 24 towers are to be installed on the border out post from Milam in Munsiyari to Gunji in Dharchula. After the installation of these towers, the soldiers engaged in security in the high Himalayan region will get convenience in communication.

Gram Panchayats will soon be connected with optical fiber
Mahesh Singh Nirkhupa, GM of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, said that under the Bharat Net project, more than seven thousand villages of Uttarakhand will be connected with optical fiber. He informed that efforts are being made to connect 7966 gram panchayats through ring connectivity through optical fiber.