Port Blair, Sept. 16: The Member of Parliament, A&N Islands, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration to remove all old, discarded and unseaworthy small, medium and large boats from Phoenix Bay Jetty seashore area and surroundings as well as Junglighat Jetty area.

In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary, the Member of Parliament mentioned that several dozens of old, discarded and unseaworthy small, medium and large boats are dumped along the Phoenix Bay Jetty seashore area and surroundings. Similarly, a large number of such unseaworthy boats are also dumped near the Junglighat Jetty.

The MP pointed that these boats are not only creating pollution in our coastal belt but also have become an eyesore for local residents and visiting tourists. These discarded boats and ruins are spoiling the beauty of our Islands, he said.

The Member of Parliament has thus requested the Chief Secretary to remove all these boats from the coastlines by conducting auctions so that this process also generates some revenue for the government too.