On vehicle ferries, if mother nature calls: Kindly Adjust
Staff Correspondent
Baratang, May 30: The Vehicle Ferry Vessels plying between Middle Strait and Baratang Island are giving horrible time to commuters, who complain that most of the time the restrooms for ladies present in these vessels, are kept locked.
Travelling through Andaman Trunk Road is a tiring affair and mostly passengers start their journey, early in the morning.
After Jirkatang Check Post, Middle Strait and Baratang are the only two places where passengers can relieve themselves. Those who get ferry vessels without wait often use the restrooms of these vehicle ferry vessels and respond to nature’s call but since last few months, passengers allege, that for reasons unknown the crew members of the vehicle ferry vessel are keeping the doors of Ladies restroom locked.
When Andaman Sheekha representative spoke to the one of senior staffs on this issue, his excuse was weird.
“Passengers vandalize fittings inside rest rooms so we had to keep ladies restroom locked. We have intimated about the damage fittings to the Directorate but till now we haven’t got any response,” the staff said on the condition of anonymity.
However passengers complain that situation is same in both the vehicle ferries.
“Though the Gents restrooms are kept open but conditions inside those restrooms are horrible. Passengers are greeted with nose-busting foul smell. It seems no one has cleaned those restrooms since last one decade,” complained a passenger.
Therefore, while travelling in Andaman Trunk Road and mother Nature calls you, while you are on one of these vehicle ferry vessels, please maintain calm, maintain balance and ……….kindly adjust.
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