Though the tourism department insisted “all is well”, hotel staff in Havelock Island said the situation was tense. ” After being holed up in the hotel for five days, everyone is edgy. Nerves are frayed. Service has obviously taken a major hit because resources are strained. If it stays like this through the weekend, we are in for serious trouble,” the manager of a popular resort in Havelock said.
A hotelier said resorts in Havelock stocked food to last a week in December, the peak tourist season. But with the crisis set to enter the sixth day -with every possibility of spilling over into the seventh -the hotels had no option but to pare down the menu and offer standard meals to ensure there was enough left to weather out the cyclone.
(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:topnewstoday.in)
