Narendra Modi formally inaugurated the Chennai–Andaman undersea Optical fibre cable which enables high-speed broadband connections in the Union Territory. The submarine cable also connects Port Blair to Swaraj Dweep, Little Andaman, Car Nicobar, Kamorta, Great Nicobar, Long Island and Rangat. The initial bandwidth of the cable is 400 Gbit/s, roughly 400 times more than what the islands possessed before the fibre link. Ports On 10 August 2020, PM Narendra Modi announced plans for the construction of a transshipment port in the Great Nicobar Island at a cost of ₹10,000 crore to provide shippers an alternative to similar ports in the region. The move is aimed at improving the ease of doing business of the country and enhancing maritime logistics. Transportation The only civil airport of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is Veer Savarkar International Airport near Port Blair. It has regular flights to Chennai, Kolkata, New Delhi, Bangalore, and Visakhapatnam. From 2016 onwards, night flights were also operated along with the day flights. Another mode of transport is ship which has routes from Chennai, Kolkata and Visakhapatnam. The journey takes approximately three days and two nights. Popular culture Sir Arthur Conan Doyle refers to the Andaman Islands in his Sherlock Holmes novel The Sign of the Four. The National Award winning Malayalam film Kaalapani was set against backdrop of the Port Blair's Cellular Jail. It is one of the films that was extensively shot in the islands. Most parts of the song Life Of Ram got shot in this island which is featured in the 2018 Tamil language film '96. Gallery See also 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami 2014 Andaman boat disaster Andamanese peoples Coral reefs in India Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on India List of endemic birds of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands List of islands of India References External links Census of India, Provisional Population Totals Andaman and Nicobar Administration Website Union territories of India Andaman Sea Dependent territories in Asia Islands of the Bay of Bengal Islands of the Andaman Sea 01 Volcanic arc islands Maritime Southeast Asia Southeast Asian countries States and territories established in 1956 1956 establishments in India Bengali-speaking countries and territories States and union territories of India