The Andaman and Nicobar administration would soon launch a round-voyage cruise service from Port Blair to India's only active volcano at Barren Island, an official said.
The service from Port Blair would provide a unique experience to tourists, offering them spectacular views of the lone active volcano in the Indian sub-continent, the official said.
Nearly 140 km away from Port Blair by sea, the Barren Island an uninhabited Island lies at the junction of the Indian and Burmese tectonic plates. The total area of Barren Island is 8.34 sq km and the nearest habitation is Swaraj Dweep (Havelock Island) and Narcondam Look-out-Post (LoP), which is nearly 140-150 km respectively from Barren Island.
According to data available in the Andaman and Nicobar administration's archives, the first erup