Port Blair, April 22: Federation of Responsible Tour Operators an association of tour operators of Andaman & Nicobar Islands which is formed with an motive to promote and regularize tourism in Andamans, lauds the efforts of the Directorate of Tourism and all the concerned from the Andaman & Nicobar Administration for organizing the @nd beach festival and making it a successful event.

FORTO also extends their thanks to Sports Authority of India, Port Blair Municipal Council, ANIIDCO, Department of Industries, Forest officials and  A & N Police and its traffic department and all other departments who have supported the beach festival.

FORTO requests the Director of Tourism to organize the beach festival in other beaches of the Islands and also make it as a yearly calendar event.