Port Blair, Dec 11: The PCC President Mr. Kuldeep Rai Sharma while expressing his sincere gratitude and appreciation to the Lt. Governor, the Administration and to ANC for making special efforts for evacuation of tourists stranded at Havelock and Neil islands due to depression formed over South Bay of Bengal which later intensified into cyclone storm “Vardah” to Port Blair and to fly back to their native places invited the attention of the Lt. Governor towards the problems of the farmers of the island.
In his letter Mr. Kuldeep said that heavy down pour since 5/12/2016 and cyclone storm “Vardhah” led to water logging / flooding in different parts of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The farmers of the islands are the worst affected as their paddy crops were submerged due to heavy rain and badly damaged. Similarly fruit bearing trees such as areca nut, coconut etc were uprooted by the cyclone storm Vardhah at different areas all over the island. The farmers have sustained heavy loss due to heavy down pour and cyclone storm. In certain villages heavy damages have caused to their dwelling units and their live stocks, vegetables have also been vanished in the flooding. The farmers are in miserable condition and are in urgent need for help.
Mr. Kuldeep requested the Lt. Governor to provide appropriate compensation to the farmers for the losses sustained to them due to heavy rain and cyclone. If necessary a survey in this regard be conducted through concerned department of the administration, he added.
