On Wednesday night, a fire broke out at the BSNL headquarters in Karimnagar, leading to the suspension of mobile and internet services in the district. This caused difficulties for customers, with internet services temporarily stopped in government offices. The sub-registrar offices were disrupted, and banking transactions were severely affected as local branches of nationalised, cooperative and private banks could not link with their servers. Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) also did not work. Biometric machines installed to monitor the attendance of teachers in government schools were disrupted, causing attendance issues for teachers. All over the combined district, there were 7,200 BSNL internet users and three lakh cell phone users. In Jagitial district, 3 lakh consumers of BSNL in Karimangar, Pedapalli, Jagitial and Rajanna Sircilla were unable to access BSNL landlines, broadband and cyber services since the night of March 22. Efforts are underway to restore services to normalcy, with BSNL officials stating that some services in the district are expected to be restored by Sunday and all services within the next three days.
