Srinagar, April 17 (KNS): PHD Chamber on Friday urged Government of India to restore 4G internet services in Jammu and Kashmir and said restricting high-speed internet, it becomes harder to access information online required to combat Covid-19 pandemic.
According to statement issued to Kashmir News Service (KNS), PHD Chamber appealed Government to restore high speed internet services across Jammu and Kashmir in wake of Covid-19 pandemic. PHD Chamber Mentor Mushtaq Ahmad Chaya and Chairman PHD Chamber Kashmir Baldev Singh Raina said as the COVID-19 has spread within the Country and across the globe pushed many active on halt due to clampdown of the services in J&K since August 2019. They said in current situation the virus can engulf school, college and university going children who are unable to access high speed internet service so that online information could have availed to defeat the pandemic.

“The issue is particularly severe for schools, colleges and universities where the risk of spreading the disease is high. The Universities, schools are all closing for varying amounts of time, some moving classes exclusively online through apps and software like Zoom and Google Classroom until they reopen and have shift to online lesson plans, they’re running into the limitations of our threadbare internet networks, which leave most of the students unable to connect to their new online classrooms”, office bearers of PHD Chamber said.

They also said that restricting internet speed and making it harder to access information online is directly countering the global fight against COVID-19, and the government should restore unfettered access to the internet immediately so that the Students, business community and also the government establishments of J&K will get connected virtually.

“We believe that every child should have right to learn remotely and as a parent and as a business organization, we believe there are ways we can make sure that when crises like these do occur, every child has the facility from government to learn remotely”, added Baldev Raina. (KNS)