Landslides disrupt phone service in Sindhupalchowk

SINDHUPALCHOWK, Sept 21: Locals in Tatopani, Bahrabise, Lamo Sanghu and Khadi Chaur villages in Sindhupalchowk have been deprived of telecommunication service for the past one week after landslides damaged optical fibers on the Araniko Highway.



Around 1,500 mobile and telephone lines have been disrupted in these villages.



Although Nepal Telecom (NTC) dispatched a team of technicians to fix the optical fibers on Monday, it is not yet known when the service will resume.



"It will take only a few days for the system to resume in Bahrabise," NTC Banepa chief Ram Chandra Pudasaini said. "However, Tatopani is likely to take a few more days."

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