Diglipur Residents Face Hardship as Ships with Bunk/Cabins Cease Operations, Medical Patients Worst Affected

Rabindranath Biswas
Diglipur, Jan 05: Shri M. Rama Rao, General Secretary, Block Congress Committee, Diglipur has raised the issue of non-plying of ships with bunk/cabins like Nalanda, Sindhu, Kalighat etc. between Sri Vijaya Puram and Diglipur via Mayabunder and its consequent problems to the general public of Diglipur.

Speaking to Andaman Sheekha Daily, the General Secretary said that non-plying of ships like Nalanda, Nalanda, Sindhu, Kalighat etc. with bunk/cabins is causing significant disruptions and hardships to people of Diglipur. In fact, the medical referred patients are the worst affected owing to removing the service of these vessels on this route, he said.

Referring to the sailing schedule foreshore sector between Sri Vijaya Puram and Diglipur via Mayabunder, there reportedly is no sailing of Nalanda Sindhu, Kalighat etc on this sea route between Sri Vijaya Puram and Diglipur via Mayabunder right from 22nd December 2024 to 11th January 2025, instead, MV Strait Island, MV Jolly Buoy and MV Baratang have been placed in service/sailing between Sri Vijaya Puram and Diglipur via Mayabunder; and these small boats don’t have bunk/beds and have only seats, as such the referred patients, non-referred/common patients, elderly people are suffering, as they can’t be transported by these small boats with no beds/bunk Mr. Rao decried.

The medical referred patients are suffering owing to non-availability of specialist doctors in CHC, Diglipur in one hand, and non-plying of ships with bunk/cabins like Nalanda, Sindhu, Kalighat etc. between Sri Vijaya Puram and Diglipur via Mayabunder by the Directorate of Shipping Services (DSS) on the other hand, as observed by the General Secretary, BCC, Diglipur.

Mr. Rao said that he would write a letter to the higher authorities of the DSS and A & N Administration in this regard for plying of with bunk/cabins like Nalanda, Sindhu, Kalighat etc. between Sri Vijaya Puram and Diglipur via Mayabunder on regular basis thereby alleviating the sufferings of the patients and passengers of Diglipur, he further added.