Port Blair, Jan 18: Shri Vishal Jolly, Former State President, BJP-ANI has demanded boat service for stranded students and inter Island public at Port Blair through his letter addressed to Chief Secretary, A & N Administration.

In his letter he mentioned that with the recent surge in COVID cases all the schools/colleges and other educational institutions have been closed as a precautionary measure to contain the spreading of COVID cases. As a result a large number of students hailing from Little Andaman and other Southern Group of Islands who are perusing their studies are stranded in Port Blair and they are unable to go back to their residence, thus facing untold troubles in this pandemic situation.

Jolly requested the Chief Secretary to direct the concerned authority to make necessary arrangement and chalk out a suitable shipping schedule especially for transportation of stranded students and general public to Little Andaman and other Southern Group of Islands such as Nicobar, Kamorta, Katchal, and Campbell Bay on priority basis