Sarthak Kanjilal
Port Blair, Feb 23: Irregular sailing from last two months and insufficient boats for Hut Bay Island has caused bag full troubles for residents of Hut Bay.
According to reports, passengers of Hut Bay are struggling to get the tickets as there is no fixed or proper schedule of boats to Hut Bay at present, passengers allege.
It is also learnt that even tour operators are not taking the risk to send the tourists to Hut Bay. To some extent the trade is also affected in the Hut Bay Islands.
However, talking to Andaman Sheekha, the Director of Shipping Services, Capt (IN) Rajinder Kumar said that this problem is because two of DSS’s inter Island ships, MV Chowra and MV Kalighat are under repair and certification. He assured that soon the problem will be solved as by the end of February, one of the vessels will join the fleet and by early March the other vessel will also join the fleet.
“When both the ships will join our fleet not only Hut Bay but the entire problem of South Andaman upto Campbell Bay will be solved,” Capt (IN) Rajinder Kumar added.
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