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Port Blair, July 7: The Indian Coast Guard Component of ANC conducted an IMO Level-I course for various stake holders responsible for Pollution Response Operations in the A&N Islands. The course was conducted by Coast Guard Pollution Response Team (A&N) from 03-07 Jul 23 at Port Blair. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG), being the Central Coordinating Agency for combating oil pollution in the Maritime Zones of India, conducts the course in line with the guidelines of OPRC Convention 1992 to which India is a signatory. Any oil spill in the seas around the A & N islands will have severe environmental impact on the pristine marine ecosystem and would adversely affect the dependent economic/ tourism activities. Accordingly, the IMO level courses are structured and conducted by the Indian Coast Guard to provide effective training to all stakeholders for coordinated response operations against any marine oil spills at sea.
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Port Blair, July 7: Admiral D K Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.), Hon’ble Lt Governor, A&N Islands and Vice-Chairman, Islands Development Agency reviewed the presentation of Fisheries Department & Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA) Kodiyaghat, a Research and Development arm of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) on status and scope of Tiger Shrimp domestication project alongwith Chief Secretary, Shri Keshav Chandra and senior Officers of Andaman & Nicobar Administration. Hon’ble Lt Governor stressed on the need to give impetus to direct export of Tiger Grouper to neighbouring countries.
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Port Blair, July 7: Shri. Vishal Jolly, National Executive Member, BJP today met the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration and placed the following issues:
He requested the Chief Secretary to implement the Order of granting 1/30th pay plus DA in its true spirit and letter at the earliest.
Read more: Jolly Places Issues of DRMs and Anganwadi Workers Before Chief Secretary
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Port Blair, July 7: The Congress President, Shri Rangalal Halder and Campaign Committee Chairman, Shri. TSG Bhasker met the DGP, A&N Police, Mr. Devesh Chandra Srivastava, IPS on 4th July 2023.
The leaders expressed their heartfelt congratulations to Shri. Devesh Chandra Srivastava on his appointment as the DGP of the A&N Islands.
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Car Nicobar, July 7: A Multi-Disciplinary Health Camp (Allopathy, Dental & Ayurveda) was conducted yesterday at Big Lapathy Community Hall, Car Nicobar in collaboration with IAF, Car Nicobar Station for the villagers of Big Lapathy, Small Lapathy, Mus, Kinmai and Tapoiming villages.
Read more: Multi-Disciplinary Health Camp Organised in Car Nicobar