Tarun Karthick
Sri Vijaya Puram, 02 June 2025
Mr. Bishnu Pada Ray, Member of Parliament representing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, has written to the Deputy Commissioner of Middle and North Andaman, in search of pressing intervention to enhance fundamental facilities at Police Check Post No. 15 alongside the Andaman Trunk Road (ATR).
The test publish, situated between Kadamtala and Kausalya Nagar, is an important stopover for commuters touring between North & Middle Andaman to South Andaman, notably for these awaiting the early morning convoy. Despite the excessive footfall, the situation lacks important amenities resembling useful bathrooms and entry to ingesting water, inflicting hardship to passengers, transport workers, and vacationers alike.
Highlighting the deteriorated situation of the present infrastructure—which incorporates only one toilet every for women and men—Mr. Ray has proposed the allocation of roughly 500 sq. meters of land adjoining to the test publish. He prompt the development of a pre-fabricated bathroom and refreshment block to deal with the urgent wants of travellers. The mission, he famous, could possibly be financed both by means of the Union Territory’s funds or, if required, by means of his MPLADS (Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme) funds.
The MP has urged the district administration to urgently affirm the supply of appropriate land and full any needed formalities, together with acquiring forest clearance the place relevant, to allow swift approval and execution of the mission.
Terming the proposal a “long-pending and repeated demand of the public,” Mr. Ray emphasised the necessity for prioritizing the initiative to make sure fundamental consolation and hygiene for all commuters utilizing this key transit level.
