Kuldeep Requests ANI Administration to Take Up Urgent Repairs and Upgrade Existing Cold Storage

Port Blair, Sept. 18: The Member of Parliament, A&N Islands, Shri Kuldeeep Rai Sharma has requested the Secretary (Fisheries), A&N Administration to get urgent repair of existing cold storage of 20 ton capacity at Hut Bay and also to initiate process for enhancing cold storage capacity of 50 ton at Hut Bay for the welfare of the fishermen community of Little Andaman.

He informed that the fishermen community of Hut Bay have reported from time to time about non-functional cold storage of 20 ton capacity, which due to prolonged use remain out of order. Frequent repairs are needed from time to time. As of now, the cold storage is completely shut down since the lockdown due to requirement of major repairs.  This is causing grate inconvenience for the fishermen who are not able to preserve their catch to sell/export which is their only the source of income.

The Member of Parliament requested the Administration that the existing 20 ton capacity cold storage at Hut Bay may be repaired urgently till a permanent solution met.  Meanwhile the MP suggested to initiate the process to get the sanction for setting up of 50 ton capacity of cold storage at Hut Bay for the welfare of the fishermen.