The beautiful Island with widespread rain forests lies at the southern end of the Andaman Islands. Connected by boat from Port Blair10 hours a day, it provides an ideal holiday for eco-friendly tourists. It was declared as the tribal reserve in 1957. Sprawling to the total area of 739 sq kms , it is the fourth largest part of the Great Andaman archipelago.
It is one of the remotest region, inhabited by Onge tribe, who were relocated to the tribal reserve in 1977when the government start developing the is land for the purpose of agriculture and logging. The tribal Reserves is not opened for the foreigners. Little Island is home to the rare species of the marine turtles, founded in large number here.
Little Andaman offers the excellent scenic beauty and Beautiful Beaches. Butler Bay (15 km from Hut Bay) is one of the most popular beach location here. It is ideal location for surfing, swimming, sun bathing, etc. The tourists hut is available right on the sandy shore flanked by the coconut plantations. Another exciting beach here is the Netaji Nagar Beach, ideal for sun basking, but not for snorkeling.
If you looking for some soft adventure you can picnic at White Surf, located in the midst of the evergreen rain forest. You can also indulge in elephant safari to the nearby jungles.
Major part of the Little Andaman was badly affected by the tsunami and most of the population temporarily migrated to Port Blair from here. Development plans were all shattered. Andaman and Nicobar Forest Plantation Development Cooperation of developing a 1500 hectare red oil palm plantation was also damaged. Relief work is still underway in the area.
Aparana Chauhan
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