John Wilbert & Vikramaditya
Port Blair, Apr 10: The Andaman Public Works Department (APWD) has assured the residents and tourists of Shaheed Dweep area of South Andaman that road repairs will be completed before the monsoon. Earlier, residents and tourist vehicle riders of the area complained about the poor condition of the road stretch between Shaheed Dweep Jetty to Sitapur, Neil Kendra to Laxmanpur Bridge, and Shaheed Dweep Bazar to Coral Point Village road. The dilapidated condition of this road has caused severe inconvenience to road users.
In October 2022, the Neil Islands Tourist Vehicle Association of Shaheed Dweep had stopped its services to Natural Bridge due to the poor condition of the road. After the APWD carried out road repairing work from Neil Kendra to Coral Point, some tourist vehicles resumed their services after a month. However, the condition of the road deteriorated once again, causing trouble to both visitors and locals.
Mr. Sukumar, Ex Zilla Parishad member of Shaheed Dweep, expressed his concern about the bad road condition and requested the administration and APWD department to find a permanent solution. Shaheed Dweep Panchayat and tourism association has also raised the matter with the administration, but little effort was made to repair the road.
However, the APWD officer, who does not want to be named, has told Andaman Sheekha Daily that the department has already prepared an estimate, and the tender has been called. A company has been awarded the work, and the material is being shifted. The work will start immediately, and the department has been instructed to complete the work before monsoon.
The assurance from the APWD department has brought some relief to the residents and tourists of Shaheed Dweep. Now residents of Shaheed Dweep hope that the road repairs will be completed before the monsoon, making travel safer and more convenient.
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