The Lakshadweep administration would get two more ships of 400-passenger capacity each, in addition to the 25 ships serving the islands, said Union Minister of Shipping GK Vasan. He said, 2 multi-purpose cargo vessels and an oil barge would also be acquired by the island administration.
He added, Efforts were also on to acquire a high-speed boat. The Minister was inaugurating, among other projects on Agatti, Amini and Kavarati islands, the eastern embarkation facilities built at a cost of Rs 20.44 crore, said a press release from the Lakshadweep administration in Kochi on October 29.