Ganeshan & Savita Kumari
Port Blair, Nov 28: The Bus service from Baratang to Diglipur will be resumed from tomorrow onwards, sources said.
Former Zilla Parishad member of N& M Andaman from Baratang, Mr. R Alager Swami, Mr. Roy George, former pradhan, Nilambur, Mr. Anand Bengra, ex Samity member, Mr. Sathish Kumar, ex-up pradhan and all former PRI members of Baratang have expressed gratitude towards the Directorate of STS Transport Department for restarting the bus services.
It is learnt that the Bus services will be initially operated on alternative days. On Monday, Wednesday, and, Friday the bus will depart from Baratang early in the morning at around 4:00 AM and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. On return the bus will depart from Diglipur at 07:00 AM.
Talking to Andaman Sheekha Daily, Former Zilla Parishad member of N& M Andaman from Baratang, Mr. R Alager Swami said that the service has been started on alternative days due to a shortage of drivers and conductors in the area. “We have been assured by the Director of STS had assured the villagers that soon daily services will be started as it was earlier before the pandemic,” he added.
