Ganeshan & Vikramaditya
Port Blair, Dec 09: The protest by the Baratang Tourist Fiber Boat Owners Association (BTFBOA) being staged at Baratang Jetty completed its fifth day today but till now the Administration has failed to find any solution to this issue.
Fighting for some genuine demands, the BTFBOA has been demanding to reinstate the Convoys between Jirkatang & Middle Strait as it was before Covid-19 pandemic; removing limit of vehicles in each convoy, which is restricting tourist footfall in Baratang Island; Revoking the mandate of taking 1-day prior permission from concerned Deputy Commissioners of South and North & Middle Andaman; expediting the process for registration/renewal of our fiber boats; one-time Registration of Fiber Boat at DC Office Mayabunder; withdrawing berthing charges on discarded vessels; Two separate lines at Ferrargunj for Covid Test one for passengers with single vaccine dose and one for double dose and to conduct Covid test for Middle Andaman visit one day ago.
Earlier, the Assistant Commissioner of Rangat Mr. Piyush Vijaykaran Singh, DANICS, had reached Baratang Island and met with the boat operators of Baratang on 7th December. He had assured to take up this matter with DC North and Middle Andaman.
