Port Blair, July 20: The general public, business entities and stakeholders of A&N Islands have been informed that due to construction of alternate land cable path, Segment-1 (Chennai - Port Blair link) of CANI Submarine Cable will be affected due to ongoing construction work of an underground Metro Station at the Chennai, Mandaveli junction by CMRL (Chennai Metro Rail Limited).

Accordingly, the CANI Submarine of Cable Segment-1, (Chennai to Port Blair) will be temporary shutdown during the night hours of 29.07.2023 from 2000 hours (8 pm) to 30.07.2023 1000 hours (10 am), approximate downtime of 14 hours. All efforts will be made to minimize the downtime window to the least extent possible. During the period, high speed internet will be affected.

To mitigate the impact of this disruption, the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have already been advised for making alternate arrangements at their end. BSNL essential services (2G mobile + landline) will be maintained through Satellite medium.