Students, farmers in Malnad fail to go online

Poor connectivity posing serious problems to students and farmers in the hilly region of Malnad, at a time when online transactions have gained significance, came up for discussion in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday.

BJP member Hartal Halappa drew the State government’s attention to poor cell phone connectivity owing to the absence of towers and difficulties experienced particularly by students and farmers. Mr. Halappa, who raised the issue during the Zero Hour in the Assembly, said students of primary and high schools, who were in large numbers, had not been able to attend online classes owing to poor internet connectivity.