Kolkata: Nearly 1,000 tourists from Bengal, who were stranded on the Havelock Island and Neil Island in the Andamans after bad weather brought private ferry services to a stop, are safe. While many of them have returned home, some are awaiting flights from Port Blair. Several airlines cancelled flights to and from Port Blair due to the cyclonic storm, leading to a delay.
"Our officers are working closely with their counterparts in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. We have come to know that more than 600 tourists were rescued by naval ships from Havelock while the Coast Guard moved about 400 from Neil Island. We had spoken to the airlines and they have decided to reschedule their flights to ferry passengers to Kolkata. We are now speaking to Air India and they have promised to reschedule their flights. Some passengers have returned while others are preparing to leave Port Blair," Bengal tourism minister Goutam Deb said.
While Andamans & Nicobar Islands chief secretary Chetan B Sanghi confirmed that all tourists are safe, disaster management director Govind Ram said a large number of those rescued were from the state. Defence ministry sources said that nearly 1,800 tourists were rescued from the two islands over the weekend. While five Coast Guard ships participated in the rescue operations, there were two from the Navy.
18/12/18 Times of India
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"Our officers are working closely with their counterparts in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. We have come to know that more than 600 tourists were rescued by naval ships from Havelock while the Coast Guard moved about 400 from Neil Island. We had spoken to the airlines and they have decided to reschedule their flights to ferry passengers to Kolkata. We are now speaking to Air India and they have promised to reschedule their flights. Some passengers have returned while others are preparing to leave Port Blair," Bengal tourism minister Goutam Deb said.
While Andamans & Nicobar Islands chief secretary Chetan B Sanghi confirmed that all tourists are safe, disaster management director Govind Ram said a large number of those rescued were from the state. Defence ministry sources said that nearly 1,800 tourists were rescued from the two islands over the weekend. While five Coast Guard ships participated in the rescue operations, there were two from the Navy.
18/12/18 Times of India
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