Port Blair, Nov. 1:  National Executive Member & Former State President of BJP, Shri. Vishal Jolly has demanded for early resumption of all water sports activities closed due to administrative issues in a letter addressed to Chief Secretary, A&N Administration today.

Jolly in his letter has mentioned that a vast majority of the water sports of Andamans had their permits issued by Directorate of Information, Publicity and Tourism only till 31.10.2022 and none of the permissions were renewed in a timely manner. As a result, amid peak tourist season, all water sports across Andamans stand closed leading to dismay among the tourists and bringing ill repute to the destination. In addition to the disgruntled tourists, the owners of all such water sports and thousands of their employees are facing crisis again. The runway closure has already dented the entire season by 40% which has led to incomprehensible losses for the stakeholders. In such times, the failure to renew permissions in a time bound manner has come as a deep shock to the industry.

Jolly requested the Chief Secretary to issue necessary directions to the Directorate of Information Publicity & Tourism to immediately renew the permissions of all water sports at the earliest so that the stakeholders can continue their business for the season without any further losses and the visiting tourists also do not face disappointment after having spent huge sums to travel to Andamans.