Port Blair, Dec 06: Keeping in view the problem of General Public and Hoteliers of Swaraj Dweep who are suffering from frequent and prolonged power outages, the ANTCC Campaign Committee Chairman Mr. TSG Bhasker has drawn the attention of Andaman & Nicobar Administration towards the issue.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration, Mr. Bhasker expressed his grief that power cuts have become a daily occurrence, and it is causing a lot of inconvenience to the general public and hoteliers of Swaraj Dweep. He said that power cuts happen at irregular intervals and last for hours, which has affected the daily work and business activities of people. It has also put overload on the generators causing huge maintenance costs to the Hoteliers.
“All the Hotels & Resorts across Swaraj Dweep are grappling with disruptions in power supply, hampering the ability to provide seamless services and jeopardizing the overall tourism experience of guests. Such a situation will also defer potential tourists from coming to Swaraj Dweep, which is considered as the most popular tourist destination of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Even, the guests who take the elevator of the hotel usually get panic as they could get stuck due to power outages”, mentioned Mr. Bhasker.
He further highlighted that most of the Hotels & Resorts have their generator which can be operated at times of emergency for a couple of hours. But the continuous power cuts for 6 to 10 hours a day cannot be managed with these generators. This is leading to customer complaints, booking cancellation, high operation cost etc.
Hence, he requested the Chief Secretary to take corrective measures and fast track the work on power agreement so that private providers can help in augmenting short supply of electricity and the general public in the Islands can be provided uninterrupted electric supply.
