Digging kills phones again

VADODARA, Sept 6: More than 50 telephones went out of order in the Alkapuri area following damage to an underground telecom cable, reportedly caused by digging by municipal workers on Monday morning. According to telecom officials, the telephones went out of order when the municipal workers, during road-widening work, dug out the telecom cable. Department of Telecommunication officials subsequently started receiving complaints about dead telephones.

Telecom officials said that their personnel were rushed to the spot and the lines restored.