Last Updated on July 11, 2026
Summary✨
- Nepal Telecom (NTC) is expanding its mobile network in Chitwan, enhancing 4G coverage and service quality.
- The company has launched a cellular network in the Tikauli jungle and is focusing on highway areas to improve connectivity.
- NTC plans to add new towers in areas with low coverage and has already installed equipment to address network issues on the East-West Highway.
- In FY 2082/83, NTC expanded services in several locations and plans to build 10 new towers in FY 2083/84 based on demand.
- Solar-powered towers will support service in areas lacking electricity, while additional energy solutions aim to address ongoing power disruptions.
Nepal Telecom (NTC) is a rapidly expanding mobile network in Chitwan with services including 4G. The company is extending the coverage while also improving the existing network quality to ensure better connectivity in different areas in the district.
Recently, NTC launched a cellular network in the Tikauli jungle area. Now, it’s bringing coverage to more areas. The company is emphasizing a better network in the highway area to ensure telecom service for the locals and travelers.
Nepal Telecom expands mobile network in Chitwan
Rakesh Chaudhary, Chief Deputy Manager of Nepal Telecom Telecommunications Office, Bharatpur, said that the company is expanding and improving the network capacity in
- Lamahal of Bharatpur Metropolitan City-29
- Hattibang of Ichchakamana
- Amarauli and Baghauda of Madi
- Bharatpur Hospital area
- Ramnagar-Patihani road section
- Tikauli-Ratnanagar road
- Chaubiskoti and
- Areas around CMC Hospital
He said that the government-backed company is adding new towers in areas with low coverage while enhancing the coverage capacity of already operating sites.
According to Chaudhary, the company has installed additional equipment at the Ramnagar road junction to address network failure complaints on the East-West Highway.
He added, “We have been expanding capacity in other crowded places as needed.” But he also said that there is a challenge in expanding the network owing to issues with the electricity supply in the areas around Chitwan National Park, leading to Madi.
Network expansion in various areas in Chitwan
In the current fiscal year (FY 2082/83), NT has expanded services in areas including Simaldhap, Tiruwa Danda (Kalika-1), Panyadanda, Chowkidanda, Mohana, Khairhani, and Mangalpur. He informed that new towers have been constructed in some of these places, while solar energy-operated towers have been installed in areas without electricity facilities.
Currently, 132 mobile tower base transceiver stations (BTS) are in operation in Chitwan. Chaudhary said that NT is improving service equality by installing additional equipment as per the population density,
He shared that NTC will set up 10 new mobile towers soon in FY 2083/84, and more towers will be live in other places in the district based on need and demand.
He said that work has also been taken forward to expand alternative energy and backup systems in areas including West Chitwan, Divyanagar, and other areas to solve the problem of mobile services being affected due to the disruption of power supply.
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