Haryana suspends mobile internet services in Nuh district

The Haryana Government has suspended mobile internet services (2G/3G/4G/5G/CDMA/GPRS), bulk SMS (excluding banking and mobile recharge) and all dongle services etc provided on mobile networks except the voice calls in the jurisdiction of Nuh district with effect from July 13 (2100 hours) to July 14 (2100 hours).

Sharing details, an official spokesperson said Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Sumita Misra, has issued the order.

The spokesperson said that in view of potential disruption of public utilities, damage to public assets and amenities and disturbance of public law and order in Nuh district, mobile internet services have been suspended to stop the spread of misinformation and rumours through various social media platforms, such as Whatsapp, Facebook, X, etc on mobile phones and SMS.

The spokesman said that this order has been issued after taking utmost care of public convenience by exempting individual SMS, mobile recharge, banking SMS, voice calls, internet services provided by broadband and lease lines of corporate and domestic households, thus not affecting the commercial/financial interest of the state and basic domestic needs of individuals.

He said all telecom service providers of Haryana have been directed to ensure the compliance of the order. Any person found guilty of the violation of the order will be liable for legal action, he added.