Andaman Tourism Opens: The Andaman & Nicobar administration has announced that all tourist spots in the South Andaman district will be opened for tourism activities with immediate effect 8 Feb 2022.
The tourists are allowed to visit Baratang/North & Middle Andaman on production of double dose covid certificate/ All other passengers viz. unvaccinated and partially vaccinated passengers (those who have taken only 1S1 dose of COVID vaccine) shall have to produce RT-PCR negative test report
General Guidelines defined for traveling to Andaman Islands during COVID :
What are the guidelines for testing for tourists coming to Andaman after August 03 2021?
On arrival at Port Blair :
1. The tourists need to carry COVID-19 negative test report from mainland based 1CMR approved lab using Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RTPCR). However, the sample for RTPCR test should have been taken within 48 hours prior to starting the journey from the origin station. (For e.g. if the tourist takes a flight from Delhi at 0600 hrs. on 1st September, 2021, the sample for RTPCR test should have been taken not before 0600 hrs. on 30th August, 2021).
2. The tourists/visitors on arrival at Port Blair airport have to undergo mandatory Covid-19 screening with RTPCR test free of cost. Thereafter the tourists/visitors are allowed to move to their respective hotels. However, they will have to be under quarantine at Port Blair in their hotel rooms until the result of RTPCR tests are received. In case of RTPCR positive test results, the tourists/visitors shall remain in
institutional quarantine in hotels notified by the Hoteliers Association in consent with the A&N Administration, on rates as specified or to the designated hospital/ Covid-19 care centre on case-to-case basis.
3. Tourists may also have to undergo random Rapid Antigen Test conducted from time to time on payment basis as prescribed by A8N Administration.
What if the tourists test positive after arriving at the Andaman Islands?
If the tourists tests positive during their stay in the Islands, he/she will need to undergo institutional isolation as per existing health protocols. The
cost of such isolation for govt. facility will be paid by the tourists as fixed by the administration from time to time.
If the patient wants to stay at hotels, he/she can stay in the hotels if all the conditions below are met:
a) Patients are not symptomatic and not more than 60 years old.
b) Request/ undertaking is made by patient in writing.
c)lf allowed by doctors.
Hotels will make necessary arrangements to designate a part of their rooms for institutional isolation for this purpose.
Run by the Government of India and the Central Agricultural Research Institute, Sippighat farm is an 80 acre cultivated farmland where research and development work happens for the cultivation of spices like cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, coconut and pepper. For ornithologists, a significant attraction on the farm will be the presence of various species of migratory birds.
Located 15 km from Port Blair on the road to Wandoor, Sippighat Farm comes under the Government and the Central Agricultural Research Institute responsible for carrying out the studies and methods to improve spice cultivation. Resplendent with natural beauty, the place is known for farming of nuts and spices in the area.
The farm covers an area of about 80 acres of cultivated land. This farm is a part of the research and development program of the Government of Andaman and Nicobar islands aimed towards increasing agriculture. Farmers are allowed to grow various spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and pepper in the farm, exported to different parts of the world.
Located 15 kilometres from Port Blair on the way to Wandoor, lies the Sippighat Farm.
Local Bus: Mohanpura bus terminus is the central terminus. The buses' working hours are from 4:30 am to 12 noon and are available throughout the day. Private travel companies also provide buses for travelling within Port Blair and other parts of Andaman, from Mohanpura terminus.
Cabs: There are multiple shop establishments for car hire and rentals. Auto-rickshaws and minibuses are also available for local transport.
Established in 1959 as the ‘Soil Conservation and Demonstration Center’ the Sippighat farm is a mass of cultivated greenery surrounded by natural verdant beauty. The farm demonstrates the best cultivation practices one could adopt in the islands.
They not only provide information on multi-cropping but practice it too. Another attraction of the farm is a species of migratory birds, which makes it a must-visit place for ornithologists or birdwatchers. Some of the spotted ones include the Pacific Golden-Plover, Eurasian Curlew, Mongolian Plover and other exotic species. Visitors can find a wide variety of crops from spices like vanilla and black pepper to cash crops like coffee.
Properties of the medicinal plants like Aloe vera are displayed here by the staff. SAI Water Sports Complex is present at one end of the Sippighat Farm, and offers a wide range of water sports. There is an Agricultural Research Centre inside the area that studies the methods to improve spice cultivation.
Closing Statement
If agriculture & farming is what interests you, you could visit the Sippighat Agricultural Farm. You might be shocked to know what all the plants, which have been in your backyard since forever could do.
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