The tribals residing in hilly areas and valleys of Adilabad, Nirmal and Kumram Bheem Asifabad district would invariably climb trees and scale hillocks in search of a network of a telecom provider.
Published Date – 9 October 2024, 04:46 PM
Adilabad: Woes of aboriginal tribals dwelling in remote parts of erstwhile Adilabad district over the lack of telecom signals are expected to end soon as installation of around 150 towers meant for providing 4G network by the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is nearing completion.
The tribals residing in hilly areas and valleys of Adilabad, Nirmal and Kumram Bheem Asifabad district would invariably climb trees and scale hillocks in search of a network of a telecom provider.
They would trek for long distances to speak to their family members through mobile phone during emergencies, while their children struggle to attend online classes.
However, these would be a thing of the past in a few days. Sanctioned to the district in 2022, the towers will virtually be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a couple of months.
“The installation of the towers reached the final stage. Electricity facility was created, while 4G sets were installed,” Sridhar, BSNL’s divisional engineer, Bellampalli, said.
The BSNL’s 4G network will end a decades-long wait of the tribals, who are still deprived of the communication facility.
It would herald a new chapter in the lives of the dwellers of interior parts. The tribals would easily be able to stay connected with the mainstream, besides getting to know current affairs and seeking help from officials when required.
“We have been struggling to find the connectivity of a telecom provider for over two decades. We are left with the option but to live without a communication facility. We feel isolated due to lack of coverage of a provider in over habitations.
However, we will be freed from the shackles of the challenge,” Vedma Venkatesh, a resident of Mangi village in Tiryani mandal opined.
Incidentally, 16 towers were granted to Tiryani mandal. However, construction of four towers were stalled, while the remaining 12 towers were readied to be inaugurated.
Similar remote villages in Kerameri, Bejjur, Lingapur, Jannaram, Jainoor, and some other mandals of composite Adilabad district will be able to have improved mobile phone connectivity at the earliest.
As many as 390 interior villages, which have no basic amenities, across Telangana were selected for the 4G network connectivity as part of a pan-India initiative rolled out by the union government two years back. Of them, 153 were sanctioned to the composite Adilabad district.
