Port Blair, Sept 30: Mr. Ajoy Bairagi, State President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Andaman and Nicobar Islands has written a letter address to the Lt. Governor, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Secretary, Shipping, A & N Administration, Director, Shipping Services, A & N Administration and to the Deputy Commissioner of all the three Districts of Andaman and Nicobar Islands requesting them to make arrangements for the stranded people from Inter-Islands at Port Blair or to make necessary arrangements for them to travel to their respective places of residence.
Mr. Ajoy Bairagi in his letter has mentioned that more than 400 stranded Islanders from Little Andaman are stuck in Port Blair and it has also come to his notice that a large number of COVID-19 positive cases have been found in Little Andaman. He further added that the condition of the stranded Islanders from Little Andaman is turning from bad to worse both economically and socially they are finding it hard to sustain themselves.
Mr. Ajoy Bairagi further requested the authorities to either make arrangements for the stranded Islanders of Little Andaman to reach their villages after conducting proper COVID-19 tests or to make arrangements for them with food and shelter at Port Blair after proper identification of each of them.
He further mentioned that the condition of stranded Islanders from other Islands and Districts are the same and he requested the authorities to immediately deploy speed boats to all the focal points in Andaman and Nicobar Islands to send the stranded Islanders back home. Mr. Ajoy Bairagi especially mentioned the Nicobar District in his letter as the people from the Nicobar District are the worst sufferers.
