Port Blair, May 21: Smti Rashida Bibi Pradhan and B Laxmi Narayan, Up Pramukh Hope town have also expressed their gratitude to the A&N Administration for finalization of Fish Landing Center (FLC) at Panighat, which was a long pending demand of about 1500 fishermen of the area. The fishermen have also placed a demand for an Ice Plant near Panighat Jetty to enable them to preserve their catch apart from a fuel bunk at the jetty itself for their motorized fishing boats.

Taking forward their demand, the Pradhan has requested the Chief Secretary to consider a 15 tonne ice plant and a fuel bunk suitable for fuelling about 100 boats of the area. Rashida has also requested to grant an increase of seaward length of the above said FLC ramp from 15mt to 30mt and construction of slipways separately for motorised and mechanized fishing boats.