Port Blair, May 11: Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Member of Parliament, A&N Islands has informed the Secretary (Shipping), A&N Administration that the summer vacation for all the schools across the A&N Islands would be commenced with effect from 18^th May, 2020 for two months as declared by the education department.  Teachers from the different Islanders including Southern Group of Islands would come to Port Blair, South Andaman and other places in North & Middle Andaman for which special sailing programme of ships/boats for the teachers from Southern Group of Islands need to be arranged for their journey since the lockdown for COVID-19 is also likely to be lifted in these Islands from 18^th May, 2020.  The MP therefore requested that the sailing programme of ships/boats for transportation of teachers from Southern Group of Islands and vice versa may be arranged soon after 18th May, 2020 so that they may come to Port Blair.