Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 25 September 2025

On 20th September at around 3:32 p.m., residents of Nancowry and Great Nicobar experienced a sudden and complete communications blackout, severing internet, telephone, and other digital connectivity with the mainland and other parts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Preliminary investigations traced the cause to a fault in the Car Nicobar – Kamorta Segment of Chennai–Andaman and Nicobar Islands (CANI) Submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) , the primary digital lifeline connecting the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the world. Until the fault is repaired, Nancowry and Great Nicobar must rely on limited satellite bandwidth, which authorities are prioritizing for essential services such as voice communications, banking, and administrativ

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