Port Blair, May 7: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Chief Secretary to deploy at least three vehicle ferry vessels at Middle Strait to minimize waiting time and provide some relief to ATR (NH4) passengers.

In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary, Andaman & Nicobar Administration, the Member of Parliament said that ATR (NH4) commuters have to wait for two to three hours at Middle Strait, waiting for their turn to reach Baratang via Vehicle Ferry Vessels.

Port Blair, May 7: Heavy rain (07-11 cm) & thunderstorm with lightning, gusty wind (speed reaching 40-50 kmph) is likely to occur at one or two places over Nicobar Islands on May 8.  Thundersquall (speed reaching 60-70 kmph) is likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands and heavy to very heavy rain (07-20 cm) is likely to occur at one or two places over Nicobar Islands. Heavy rain (07-11 cm) is likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman Islands on May 9.

Port Blair, May 7: APWD has invited suggestions from general public on ways and measures to augment water supply in Port Blair. The suggestions may include rejuvenation of non-functional ponds, abandoned Japanese wells, identification of water streams & new bore wells and any other water sources which may be utilized for public use. The suggestions may be sent on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. within the next 15 days.

Port Blair, May 7: 162nd Birth Anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore was celebrated in Tagore Government College of Education, Port Blair. On this occasion a weeklong programme- “Tagore Jayanti Utsav”, was conducted by the College to honour the Life and Legacy of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. During this weeklong programme from 3rd May to 7th May various Inter-College Competitions were organised under various themes to showcase the cultural and artistic talents of students of various higher education institutions.