BSNL landline telephone services resume in Srinagar

BSNL on Thursday restored landline telephone services in the heart of Srinagar city, after these remained out of order for almost four months following devastating floods last year. The communication services were hit in Kashmir Valley on September 7 when the floods hit the city and caused damage to infrastructure.

Landline, broadband and mobile services were affected due to the deluge that claimed over 280 lives. Although mobile services and landlines in some parts of the city were restored within a fortnight, the city centre and the business hub of Lal Chowk continued to suffer even after that.

"It is a perfect New Year gift from BSNL that our phones started ringing again. We faced many problems in conducting business because the services were hit," Pawan Gupta, who runs business on posh Residency Road, said.