AGARTALA, July 4 (TIWN): Telecommunication services in Tripura have deteriorated in the past few days because of poor internet connectivity and congestion in the network due to regular problem in links. On the one hand Tripura is getting poor internet service in the state, BSNL GMTD, Tripura J Ravichandra said that Tripura is getting improved internet service in the state and there is no problem in the service.Lack of expertise and BSNL’s failure comes in limelight with the frequent drop of internet service in the state. Neither the ministers nor the bureaucrats are taking any initiative for the development of the internet service in the state.It is to be mentioned here that, although BSNL high officials claim that it is providing high-speed internet service without any hurdles but the ground reality is that there is no difference in the telecommunication or the internet service in the state.

BSNL also can't be blamed fully as Tripura State Govt failed to provide uninterrupted power and other basic amenities.

The much hyped internet  bandwidth service which was inaugurated with much enthusiasm on March 23 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladeshi Premier Sheikh Hasina through Video conferencing is although now providing service from Bangladesh without any hurdles but so far there is no visible development in the service.

According to BSNL high officials there is no problem in getting service. Now question arises if there is no problem in getting service then why there is no development in the service.

State is now getting superfast internet service which is provided through the unspent bandwidth in the neighbouring country’s Cox Bazar from March 23 but Tripura continue to suffer under poor infrastructural set up for making the best utilization of the service.

Without proper telecommunication service, a state can not be progressed. Although Tripura is located in the northern-eastern zone of the state, but Modi Govt. tried to convert the state digitally advanced with high speed internet. But the state govt. never cared to interfere much in telecommunication set ups building by BSNL in the name of ‘Internet Gateway’, resulting in poor communication service across the state.

From Banking service to all projects are hampered due to the poor internet connectivity.

The internet gateway was jointly built by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL) and connected to the 10-GB bandwidth at Akhaura checkpost in Agartala.

But after all these, although India's telecommunication network is considered as the second largest in the world based on the total number of telephone users, in Tripura there is no upgradation in telecommunication service.