IMPHAL, May 4: The demolition of the old Sanjenthong Bridge, for building a new one, on last Thursday has affected at least 2000 BSNL telephone connections in the Imphal East district.
According to sources in BSNL, at least the lines of 2000 BSNL phone connections were cut off during the dismantling process affecting some customers availing BSNL land line and broadband facilities.
The employees of BSNL have started working on to find out the lines which were cut off last Friday. Among the 2000 lines, around 400 lines are totally damaged and BSNL employees have detected the lines and all will be functional soon, added the sources.
“As the cables were laid along the bridge, it got damaged during the demolition. From Monday, our men will start working on the connections. After 400 lines are clear, the rest will soon be functional.”
Palace compound area are not functioning due to the severing of the cables while dismantling the Sanjenthong Bridge. The bridge was dismantled after an order was issued by Transport Director M Luikham for the construction of a new one to regulate the traffic movement, parking and routes in Imphal city area.
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