ANDAMAN: ATR Passengers spend night at Baratang Jetty

Source: http://www.andamansheekha.com/

Staff Reporter
Port Blair, June 23: Nearly 200 passengers of two STS Buses were forced to halt at Baratang Jetty on last Monday due to the irresponsible and inhuman attitude of staffs of DSS’s Afloat section.

According to information on Monday a tree had fallen on ATR route delaying the STS Service. Due to the incident a STS bus reached a little late at Baratang Jetty. The STS bus reached the Jetty at nearly 2.40 PM but the staffs of the vehicle ferry refused to accommodate the STS Bus saying that soon it will be 3.00 PM and after 3.00 PM they will not perform their duties, as their union, ANMSU is presently agitating against Administration.

Ever after several request the staffs did not allow the STS bus to cross the creek following which all the passengers who were coming towards Port Blair had to spend night at Baratang jetty as in Baratang neither there are sufficient lodges nor any other accommodation. Among the passenger were, children, women and tourists. The Administration must conduct an inquiry in this regard and take some serious action against the staffs of the vehicle ferry, who had refused to perform their duties on regular hour (i.e 2.40 PM).