Sentinelese are believed to be descended from the first human populations to emerge from Africa and have probably lived in the Andaman Islands for over 55,000 years. It is in a very preliminary stage,” Mittal said. “This suggestion was made by some security agencies. This was raised following the incident, which led to the death of American missionary John Chau after he attempted to contact the tribe. In the meeting, several suggestions about installing floating buoys with electronic devices to keep an eye on intruders and ship movement close to the Island were also made. It is likely that the Ministry of Civil Aviation discusses the matter with the Ministry of Defence before taking the final decision. What will be the fate of air survivors? What will happen to the Sentinelese? Therefore on the suggestion of the tribal welfare experts, our department has sent a letter to the Ministry of Civil Aviation requesting them to change the flight path.”Ī few domestic flights and aircraft belonging to the Ministry of Defence currently pass over the North Sentinel Island.
In one of the meetings, the issue of their safety was raised and it was discussed what will happen if any aircraft crashes on their Island. That Island is exclusively for them and it has been their home for ages. When asked about the reason behind the request, he said, “Sentinelese remain untouched and uncontacted for thousands of years. “It is true that we have recently sent a request to the Ministry of Civil Aviation to change the flight path of aircraft which passes through the North Sentinel Islands,” Sanjeev Kumar Mittal, Principal Secretary, Tribal Welfare Department, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, told News18.
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