Port Blair, Mar 17: The Member of Parliament of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Mr. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands to put all Disaster Management Machineries and Officials on high alert and declare 19 and 21 March 2022 as holidays for all schools and colleges.
In a letter addressed to the Hon’ble Lt. Governor, the Member of Parliament mentioned that in the wake of IMD warning about the formation of a low pressure area over South East Bay of Bengal and its likely intensification into a cyclonic storm the Andaman and Nicobar Administration has already suspended all tourism activities from 19 to 22 March 2022, as a precautionary step.
He added that according to IMD report and reports published by various national and international media the cyclonic storm (if formed) will be powerful enough to cause serious damages and hence he has requested the Hon’ble Lt. Governor to put all the Disaster management Machineries and Officials on high alert and declare 19 and 21 March 2022 as holidays for all schools and colleges, considering the safety of children.
In this regard, he has also requested the Hon’ble Lt. Governor to send a sufficient number of officials to all remote Islands so that in case of any kind of eventuality due to the cyclonic storm (if formed) can be managed professionally.
He has also requested the Hon’ble Lt. Governor of ANI to caution the general public regarding present weather conditions and provide general public hourly updates and information through all print, electronic and social media units.
