17 people were rescued in the first shuttle, IAF said.
The weather in the Andamans improved on Friday as the Navy, Coast Guard and Union Territory administration began joint evacuation of stranded tourists in Havelock island. Six naval ships, two of these from Coast Guard, sailed out in the morning hours from Port Blair for the rescue operations, officials said.
The Indian Air Force told ANI that four shuttles were carried out and 85 tourists rescued from Havelock Islands. Seventeen people had been rescued in the first shuttle. The Indian Coast Guard said 120 tourists embarked on two ships departing Havelock.
Three Indian Air Force helicopters were taking part in the evacuation process as the weather improved with the sun shining, days after around 1,400 tourists were stranded in two islands of Havelock and Neil, due to the cyclonic weather since Monday. All tourists are safe and their needs are being taken care of by the administration.
There was no loss of life and property and tourists were safe as they had been asked them to stay in hotels during bad weather, Andaman and Nicobar Lieutenant Governor Jagdish Mukhi said. "Things will be better by tomorrow, till then instructed hotels to not charge tourists for stay and food," Mukhi told ANI.
"As situation normalises tourists will be taken to Port Blair as flights are fully operational from there," he added.
Navy PRO DK Sharma said that relief efforts were in full swing and there would not be any problem. "We have enough assets there," he said.
Located about 40 km from here, Havelock and Neil islands are the most popular tourist attractions of Andamans, and the worst affected. "A decision has been taken that hotels, where tourists are stranded, will not take room rent from them, besides giving them food and water for free," Deputy Commissioner of South Andamans Udit Prakash Rai had said on Thursday.
With ANI/PTI inputs.
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