Ganderbal, Jan 25 (KNO): Bara Daryadin, a remote village nestled in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, remains cut off from mobile connectivity, despite being surrounded by areas with stable network coverage.
This connectivity gap persists even though the village is home to the revered Baba Darya Din (R.A) shrine, a spiritual landmark, attracting hundreds of devotees on a regular basis.
The shrine, under the management of the Waqf Board, holds significant cultural and spiritual value for the region. Yet, the lack of reliable mobile network service has become a daily challenge for both residents and visitors.
“Even with such an important shrine in our village, we still can’t get a stable network. We constantly face network failure notifications when trying to make calls or access the internet,” a local resident told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO).
The absence of connectivity is not just a minor inconvenience; it has serious implications for communication, emergency services, and the ability to stay connected to the wider world. For visitors to the shrine, it further complicates matters, as they cannot rely on online navigation or easily communicate with family members.
Efforts by residents to address the issue have been met with little success. “We have been pleading with authorities for years to install a mobile tower here, but nothing has changed. This is extremely frustrating, especially in this digital era,” another villager expressed.
With the growing importance of digital connectivity in daily life, the villagers remain hopeful that the relevant authorities will finally take action to address this long-standing issue—(KNO)