MIDDLE ANDAMAN
For most travellers, Middle Andaman is a charmless rite of passage to be
endured en route to or from the north. The sinuous Andaman trunk Road,
hemmed in by walls of towering forest, winds through miles of jungle,
crossing strait that separates the island from its neighbour, Bartang
Island, by means of rusting flat-bottomed ferry.
The islands feeling is heightened by the presence on the buses of armed
guards, and the knowledge that the impenetrable forests west of the ATR are
the Jarawa Tribal Reserve. Until recently, friendly groups of Jarawa had
emerged at Baratang jetty to accept gifts of coconuts, cloth and bananas
from the Indian Government.
A WORD OF CAUTION
Tourist are requested not to visit the Jarawas tribal areas as these areas
are under restriction
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