Still no phone in six villages of Chitwan

January 30, 2002
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January 30, 2002

Narayangadh: Although the number of telephone users in Chitwan has increased from 150 to 8000 in 22 years, six villages here have still to hear phone ringing in their homes. Villagers of Siddhi, Kaulae, Lothar, Korak, Chandivanjyang and Dahakhani have not been connected with telephone lines yet.

According to Dinesh Thapaliya, Local Development Officer at the Chitwan District Development Committee (DDC), Kaule, Lothar, Korak and Siddhi Village Development Committees (VDC) have enough budget to install V.H.F telephone systems and if sets are made available to the VDCs like they have recommended, all villages will enjoy the facility. “If the money is inadequate, the DDC is ready to fund extra amount needed for that purpose,” Thapaliya said.

Chief of the Telecommunication Office Ramanandalal Karna said, “The government has decided to provide the telephone facility to every VDCs of the entire nation by the fiscal year 2059/60 but that is not likely to materialise in the absence of necessary budget at the moment.”

According to the Office, 43 V.H.F telephone sets have been distributed to these VDCs. “Villages where V.H.F telephone system could not reach should use V-SAT and for that task the Telecommunication Office has given necessary training to its staff but this technology has not been started.” said Chiranjivi Ghimire, assistant-engineer at the Telecommunication Office.