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**Title:** Karnataka Social Survey Hit by Technical Snags on Launch Day

**HUBBALLI, September 22, 2025, 10:15 PM IST -** The ambitious state-wide social and educational survey faced a bumpy start in Dharwad district today, with widespread technical glitches hindering the data collection process. Enumerators across multiple taluks reported issues including mobile application malfunctions, OTP errors, and persistent network connectivity problems.

Reports of application failures and OTP generation issues surfaced from Hubballi, Kundgol, Navalgund, Kalghatgi, and Annigeri taluks. The situation left many enumerators struggling to initiate the survey.

“As the mobile phones were of older versions, the application was not opening and the issues were addressed subsequently, ” said C. Bhanumathi, District Officer of the Department of Backward Classes Development.

The problems were severe enough to halt the survey entirely in Navalgund taluk for the entire day. In Kundgol taluk, some enumerators reportedly abandoned their efforts after 2:00 PM. Concerns were also raised about teachers being assigned survey duties far from their regular places of work.

Despite the problems, the inauguration proceeded, and survey material was distributed in some areas. Hubballi City Tahsildar Mahesh Gaste acknowledged the challenges, stating, “Each surveyor has been assigned 150 houses, but the allocation of households is not appearing in the app. Once the issue is resolved, surveyors will visit each household to collect information.

Deputy Commissioner Divya Prabhu G.R.J. inspected survey progress in various locations, emphasizing the training provided to enumerators and urging them to accurately record information. Ms. Prabhu has set a deadline of October 7 for the completion of the survey, which aims to cover 5.46 lakh households across the district. A total of 4,880 enumerators have been deployed. She has appealed to the public for their cooperation in providing the necessary details to the enumerators.

Authorities are working to resolve the technical issues to ensure the smooth continuation of the survey in the coming days.

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