Port Blair, July 28: ThePCC President Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma has demanded for setting up of Information Centre at Port Blair in respect of inter island boat services and mainland based shipping schedules.

In his letter to the Chief Secretary, the PCC President stated that though the schedules of inter island boat services and mainland based ships are published and broadcasted in various print and electronic media but it is not sufficient.

Sharma said that many times after getting the information of such schedules, people reach the embarkation spot and find that due to some administrative/ technical and other reasons, the schedule has been withdrawn. Such sudden changes of schedules become more painful to passengers who are proceeding for medical treatment or checkups, elderly persons, women and children.

Due to sudden change of schedule, passengers are even stranded for not having the place of stay of their own and are forced to incur extra expenses to go back. Sharma said that a well equipped information centre for these services can help provide proper information of the journey through phone.