Port Blair, Oct. 10: A Special Gram Sabha Meeting held on 2nd October 2019 at Tushnabad Community Hall on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanthi. Miss Mary Jasinta, Pradhan presented the works under connectivity like Construction of rural road from Hobdipur village to Mahuadera under RURBAN mission, which is a long pending demand for the public. After its completion major tourism activities would be carried out by the Tushnabad Gram Panchayat alongwith Tourism and other line departments, which will boost the local economy. 

Regarding the water management, construction of big ring well at Bengali Basthi with pump house to mitigate the water crisis was discussed.  In Health sector, construction of Cold Mortuary at Primary Health Centre, Tushnabad, Construction of separate Labour Ward and in housing sector, Construction of houses under Prime Minister Awaas Yojana (PMAY) for the needy people were also brought to the forum.

The long pending issue of the locals for vegetable market near Tushnabad junction, Construction of passengers waiting shed near Hobdipur Junction, Construction of shred unit at Hobdipur were awarded.

Smti Angel Bhati Chauhan IAS, Director (IP & T) represented the Gram Sabha as the Administration’s representative. Addressing the gathering she stressed the need to have vibrant Gram Sabha for grass root level democracy. She congratulated the PRI members of Tushnabad for successfully conducting Gram Sabha meeting and also administered oath to the attendees of Gram Sabha on Swachhda.

Dr. K. Venkatesan, HoD, Home Science and Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Coordinator attended the meeting as special invitee. Addressing the gram sabha, he said that JNRM has adopted five villages under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan and self sufficiency rural prosperity in villages is the main motto. Tushnabad is one among them.

To say no to plastics, the Tushnabad rural women under the guidance of Pradhan, Samiti and Ward members collected the old clothes from the Panchayat and the same has been converted into usable cloth bags. These bags were distributed to the attendees on that day.

Smti Angel Bhati Chauhan appreciated the efforts of the Tushnabad Gram Panchayat for making the Panchayat free from plastics. The Unnat Bharat Abhiyan team from JNRM also presented cloth bags to the rural masses with Lions Club of Port Blair.

As a part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, a cleanliness drive was undertaken in the premises of Community Hall in which Smti Angel Bhati Chauhan joined with locals, PRI members, Student volunteers from JNRM Home Science Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Team.  

The Gram Sabha meeting was attended by Shri Nitin Biswas Inspector CS&CA and line department officials from Revenue, Fire service. Health, Electricity, Education with a large number of villagers.