Port Blair, Mar. 4: In view of the upcoming General Election to Lok Sabha 2024, the Chief Electoral Officer, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Shri B S Jaglan, IAS, today held a meeting in his chamber with Returning Officer, District Election Officer (Nicobar), District Election Officer (North & Middle Andaman), Secretary (Shipping), Secretary (Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs), ED(POL) ANIIDCO, Officer-in-Charge (IOCL), Managing Director (EHL) regarding availability of POL & Gas Cylinders in various Islands of ANIPC.

The Chief Electoral Officer, A&N Islands directed the concerned Departments to ensure the availability of Petrol/Diesel/Gas for smooth conduct of elections in this UT of A&N Islands. The inline agencies and Departments were requested to coordinate with each other for timely supply of essential services i.e. POL items/Gas. The election process should not be hampered due to non-availability of these essential services.

Further, CEO directed District Election Officers of North & Middle Andaman and Nicobar District to monitor in coordination with agencies/Departments i.e. EHL, ANIIDCO, Civil Supplies and Shipping for availability of sufficient stock of Petrol/Diesel/Gas in their Districts.

The meeting was attended by Secretary, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Ms Ranjana Deswal, District Election Officer, Nicobar, Ms Jyoti Kumari (though VC), Joint Chief Electoral Officer, A&N Islands, Shri Dilkhush Meena, Special Secretary, Shipping, Shri Amit Kale, Assistant Commissioner, Mayabunder, Shri Ashish Joon on behalf of DEO, N&M Andaman, General Manager, POL, Shri Shiv Singh Meena, Manager, E.H.L. Shri Venay Lall, AM(RS), Shri Rohit Singh, Sr. Manager(POL), Shri R C Das, DD(CS&CA), Shri Rajesh Kumar.