Port Blair, Oct. 13: The Member of Parliament, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Secretary (Shipping), A&N Administration to make immediate arrangement for sailing of boat from Port Blair to Hut Bay and vice versa to release the stranded peoples including students and patients.  

He informed that due to non-availability of boat to Hut Bay and vice versa, large number of people including students and patients are stranded at Port Blair since many days. Due to this they are facing various immense problems.

Similar problems also being faced by the residents of Hut Bay, Little Andaman who intend to visit Port Blair for the purposes of medical treatment and other domestic works.  Keeping in view of the difficulties being faced by them, the Member of Parliament insisted the Secretary (Shipping) to make arrangements for sailing of boat from Port Blair to Hut Bay and vice versa for transportation of stranded peoples from either side.