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Mr. Vishal Jolly, National Executive Member BJP & Former State President BJP-ANI has deeply mourned the sad demise of Mr. Mahesh Chander Roy S/o Shri Kala Chand Roy R/o Sippighat, who left for heavenly abode on 15.03.2023. Shri Jolly prayed to the Almighty for the eternal peace of the departed soul and to give strength to his bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss.
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New Delhi, March 15: The Member of Parliament, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has raised a significant issue in the Lok Sabha today, highlighting the exorbitant rates being charged from stretcher patients of Andaman & Nicobar Islands during medical emergencies.
He informed the Parliament that Andaman & Nicobar Islands are situated nearly 1200 KM away from nearest Airport in Mainland India-Chennai and Kolkata. For critical medical cases, evacuation in passenger aircraft is the only option and the family members of the patient have to pay Rs. 1,32,000 one way, excluding cost of tickets for patient attendants.
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Port Blair, March 15: In continuation to the directions issued regarding ‘Demand Side Management prepared to ensure Optimal Utilization of available power to avoid rotational load shedding’ published on March 15, 2023, it is notified for the information of all Commercial Shops/Units in Port Blair and adjoining areas of South Andaman that they can continue to run their shops and units either by using their own standby DG sets or through Inverters beyond 1900 hrs.
Read more: Commercial Shops/ Units Allowed to Run Beyond 1900 Hrs by Using DG Sets and Inverters
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Attempt to Resolve Traffic Congestion in Consultation with Stakeholders
Port Blair, March 15: The District Road Safety Committee headed by The Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman Ms Veditha Reddy, IAS alongwith the SP (Traffic), Additional District Magistrate, PBMC, APWD, Transport Dept, Assistant Commissioner (U/T), Director, Education and the officers of line department, Ward Councillors, Auto union inspected Bathubasti Bazar area, Dollygunj Auto Stand, VKV school Lambaline, Dairy Farm Airport Entrance Gate, Junglighat area and Mohanpura market area to ascertain the causes and mitigate the traffic congestion and its regulation during peak hours, the points which we were discussed in the last meeting of District Road Safety Committee held on 10.03.2023.
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Port Blair, March 15: CPI (M) has asked the Andaman & Nicobar Administration to explore the possibility of desalination of sea water to drinking water as has been done by the defence establishments in these islands, Lakshadweep Islands and at various cities on the mainland like Chennai to have a permanent solution to the drinking water crisis in Andaman & Nicobar Islands.