HC directs BSNL to replace obsolete tech to improve connectivity Himachal

The Himachal Pradesh high court directed Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to prepare a roadmap to install the latest solar panels to power 191 communication towers situated in extremely backward areas of the state and get approval from the authorities concerned within one month.

In an order passed on Monday, the division bench of justice Talok Singh Chauhan and justice Chander Bhusan Barowalia observed that the primary reason for inadequate bandwidth and broadband signal in tribal and far-flung areas of the state was erratic supply of electricity.

The court said BNSL officials say though they have solar back-up but it us using outdated and obsolete technology.