Nepka village, located in Chhankheli Rural Municipality-5 of Humla district, has been without communication services for almost a week. Due to a malfunction in the Nepal Telecom tower, the residents of 67 households in the area have been cut off from all communication services. (29 Chaitra, Humla)
Communication services in Nepka have been significantly impacted. Mangala Tamang, a resident of Chhankheli Rural Municipality-5, expressed grievances about the disconnection from relatives who have been unreachable since the telecom tower went out of service. Harkadhan Tamang, chairperson of Ward No. 5, also reported that all 67 households are currently without communication facilities.
They stated, “Although there have been occasional network issues before, the network has been completely non-operational for nearly a week.” Ward Chairperson Tamang highlighted the difficulty in obtaining information on the network problem as attempts to reach the Nepal Telecom chief in Humla proved unsuccessful.
