Vikramaditya & Ganeshan
Port Blair, Aug 29: The movement of heavy vehicles, including buses and cargo trucks, on Andaman Trunk Road, resumed today after three days of uncertainty due to land-sliding in the Middle Strait area of South Andaman.
A major land-sliding on Thursday morning, due to heavy rain, had disrupted traffic on Andaman and Nicobar Islands’ only National Highway, ‘Andaman Trunk Road’ (NH4).
Although light vehicles were allowed to pass through the damaged portion with caution, no Buses or Cargo Vehicles were allowed to cross the area since Thursday.
According to sources in National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) the landslide was reported from a spot inside Jarawa Reserve Forest of South Andaman, which is nearly 400 mtrs away from Middle Strait Jarawa Protection Post.
The NHIDCL staffs and contractors worked in war footing and by Saturday evening the damaged portion was repaired for movement of heavy vehicles, but permanent repair will take some more time, sources said.
Dozens of Cargo Trucks and fuel trucks, which remained stranded at Jirkatang Jarawa Protection Post of South Andaman and Baratang Island of Middle Andaman, finally were allowed to proceed towards their destinations this morning.
As most of the essential commodities and fuel is supplied to North and Middle Andaman via Andaman Trunk Road, opening of the road for heavy vehicles has brought big relief for people of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
