Agitated mob obstructs telecom restoration work in Amphan-hit areas of West Bengal

New Delhi: Telecom restoration work was hampered in the areas hit by super cyclone Amphan in West Bengal on Saturday as people continued agitation due to disruption in electricity and water supplies for the last three days, according to industry bodies. The telecom industry bodies claimed that despite challenges of power outage and frequent fibre cuts, mobile service providers have been able to restore entire 4G services and the networks are operating at around 75 per cent level.

“Telecom connectivity in the cyclone hit areas of West Bengal – Kolkata, Kolkata, North and South 24 Parganas districts has improved today by about 8-10 per cent. It is now working at 75 per cent level. Entire 4G network has been restored. Telecom companies personnel today faced mob violence. People were agitating for power and water supplies,” COAI Director General Rajan S Mathews told .

He said that despite the challenges telecom companies have been able to improve the network.