Port Blair, Jan. 17: The media fraternity here has expressed their sincere gratitude to the Chief Secretary, Mr. Kashav Chandra for re-allotment of the media room to the media persons. At a simple function on Tuesday, the Chief Editor, The Andaman Express (Hindi) and Municipal Councillor, Ward No-8, Smt Laxmi Ganeshan inaugurated the media room at Directorate of Information Publicity & Tourism.

The media room was allotted to the local Journalists during the period of former Lt Governor, Late I. P Gupta. However, during the period of Covid-19, the room was taken back by the IP&T department for performing Covid-19 related activities. For a long time, the media persons have been requesting authorities in the IP&T to provide the media room to local journalists so that they can organize meetings and discuss various media related activities.

Finally, a media team met the Chief Secretary, Mr. Keshav Chandra and requested him for allotment of the media room to the local Journalists. The Chief Secretary immediately directed the Secretary (IP&T) for allotment of the media room to the media persons within a period of 5 days. As per the direction of the Chief Secretary, the media room was handed over to the local media persons.