PHD Chamber on Friday urged government to restore the high speed internet services in Jammu and Kashmir so that business and educational activities get push amidst lockdown.
In a statement, PHD Chamber Mentor Mushtaq Ahmad Chaya andChairman of PHD Chamber Kashmir Baldev Singh Raina said government shouldrestore 4G internet services in Jammu Kashmir as the COVID-19 spreads withinthe country and across the globe, which is pushing many activities online.
“The issue is particularly severe for schools, collegesand universities where the risk of spreading the disease is high. Theuniversities, schools are all closing for varying amounts of time, some movingclasses exclusively online through apps and software like Zoom and GoogleClassroom until they reopen and have shift to online lesson plans, they’rerunning into the limitations of our threadbare Internet networks, which leavemost of the students unable to connect to their new online classrooms,”they said.
“Restricting internet speed and making it harder toaccess information online is directly countering the global fight againstCOVID-19, and the government should restore unfettered access to the internetimmediately so that the Students, business community and also the governmentestablishments of J&K will get connected virtually.””We believe that every child should haveright to learn remotely and as a parent and as a business organization, webelieve there are ways we can make sure that when crises like these do occur,every child has the facility from government to learn remotely,” saidBaldev in the statement.