Lets Un-complicate
Baratang is emerging as one of the most popular tourist spot in A&N islands. The journey through thick rainforest and thereafter to limestone caves in speed rafts amid mangroves is indeed a mesmerizing trip, but not easy because the intervening Middle strait creek is connected (or disconnected!) by ferry boats. Daily to and fro traffic across the creek include approx 2500+ commuters, 22+ bus, 100+ four wheelers and 50+ goods vehicles on board vehicle ferry boats. A major chunk of this traffic (1200 tourists and 60-70 four wheelers) crossing the creek altogether is un-necessary and rather risky since boats plying in the route is not certified to carry such huge number of commuters. The point to ponder, is it really necessary to ferry tourists to Nilambur jetty or they could be taken to limestone caves directly from Middle strait jetty? For a Baratang bound tourist, the ordeal starts slightly after midnight, because they need to board the vehicle scheduled to start at 0330 am in th...