In 12 districts of Bangladesh, 1800 mobile towers are inoperable due to flood

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission-BTRC said that around 2000 mobile towers in 12 districts of the country including Chittagong, Noakhali, Comilla have become inactive due to floods.


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Brigadier General Kazi Mostafizur Rahman, director general of engineering and operation department of BTRC said on Friday, 10 thousand 443 sites out of 12 thousand 250 sites or towers of 12 flood affected districts are operational till 9 am on Friday. And 1 thousand 807 have become inactive.Mostafizur Rahman said that Feni was the most affected; More than 90 percent towers are non-operational in this district. Out of 656 towers in this area, 590 have become defunct. Besides, 380 towers in Noakhali, 54 in Laxmipur, 533 in Comilla, 23 in Brahmanbaria, 47 in Chandpur, 75 in Chittagong, 36 in Khagrachari, 2 in Habiganj, 39 in Moulvibazar, 11 in Sunamganj and 17 in Rangamati are not working.


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BTRC has learned from the mobile operators that the tower area of the operators has been submerged in the flood affected areas. There is no electricity connection in these towers. On the other hand, it is not possible to reach other necessary mechanical support in Tumul current. Because of this the network cannot be restarted. It is not possible to reconnect the network in the affected area until the current subsides.


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Kazi Mostafizur Rahman said that coordination is being done with the relevant authorities for uninterrupted electricity to keep the tower operational. At the same time, the company has instructed the mobile operators to keep the tower running through battery backup, diesel generator or portable generator.