Heavy rush at BSNL offices for new landline connections

With landlines being the only source of communication amid ban on mobile phones, there is no let up in the rush of people at the offices of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) here, seeking new connections. However, residents say getting a new landline connection was next to impossible.

“When I applied for a new connection at the BSNL office in Barzulla, I was told to check if feasibility was there in my area. When I asked the lineman, he said there was no feasibility. We have been without mobiles