The Punjab Government on Tuesday announced that state’s mobile internet and SMS services will be resumed barring to certain districts. Earlier the government suspended internet services in all districts of Punjab due to Amrtipal Singh’s search operation going on in the state.
Punjab’s Home Secretary Anurag Verma confirmed that the suspension of internet and SMS services will not be lifted in some districts. These districts include Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Moga, Sangrur, Sub-Division Ajnala in Amritsar, areas adjoining YPS chowk and Airport Road both in SAS Nagar. The suspension of mobile internet & SMS services in these states will continue till 12 noon on 23rd March 2023. Apart from this, he stated that mobile internet services, SMS services will be resumed in Punjab from 12 noon on 21st March 2023.
The order from Punjab's Home Secretary Anurag Verma read that mobile internet services (2G/3G/4G/5G/CDMA/GPRS), all SMS services (excluding banking and mobile recharge) and all dongle services provided on mobile networks, except the voice calls, shall continue to remain suspended from 21/03/2023 (1200 hrs) to 23/03/2023 (1200 hrs) only in the districts Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Moga, Sangrur, Sub-Division Ajnala in Amritsar, areas adjoining YPS chowk and Airport Road, both in SAS Nagar.