Port Blair, May 5: Admiral D K Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.), Lieutenant Governor, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Vice Chairman, Islands Development Agency has approved waiving off room rent and reimbursement of food charges for the residents presently staying in Andaman Bhavans at Kolkata and Chennai in wake of spread of ‘COVID-19’ and lockdown in the country. The approval for waiving off has been accorded upto the period 03.05.2020 for eight families staying at Andaman Bhavan, Chennai and eight families staying at Andaman Bhavan, Kolkata presently.
The Andaman and Nicobar Administration has made arrangements to accommodate all stranded Islanders/students/students/patient at Andaman Bhavan, in mainland considering the lockdown throughout the country. Now the charges for room rent and food have also been waived off.
Administration is making all possible efforts to ensure that human suffering owing to lockdown is minimized as far as possible.
