Rohit Kumar
Port Blair, 23 June 2022
Mr. Vishal Jolly, National Executive Member, BJP, Former State President, BJP, A & N Islands and Member, Home Ministry Advisory Committee, GoI has written a letter to the Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Highways, Roadways & Civil Aviation, Government of India.
In his letter, Mr.Jolly mentioned that he has been approached by a large number of fishermen who have informed him that the air cargo operation for transporting the daily chilled fish from the Air Cargo Complex to the flights at Port Blair Airport has been stopped since 17th May 2022. He added that due to the stopping of the services of transportation of air cargo from the complex to the flights, fishermen are suffering heavy losses as fish is a perishable item.
Mr. Jolly further stated that he inquired with the Airports Authority and was informed that the only agency which is authorised to transport Chilled Fish from the Air Cargo Complex to the flights has been stopped from providing its services due to non-clearance of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security.
He added that the fishermen further informed him that the clearance papers are pending for a long time with the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, due to which the entire Fishermen Community is suffering heavy losses.
Mr. Jolly requested the Union Minister to direct the concerned authority to intervene in this issue and pass necessary directions to either make some alternative arrangements and start the cargo operations for loading the Chilled Fish to the flights or to permit the authorised agency to operate their services.