Port Blair, Sept. 28: In the wake of recent observation of COVID-19 positive cases at Hutbay, Little Andaman, the Navodhaya Foundation led by Smti Protima Banerjee, Director, Navodhaya Foundation along with Shri Abdul Saheeb, Deputy Director, Navodhaya Foundation and Shri P Shasi Kumar, Treasurer, Navodhaya Foundation, donated 50 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Kits in presence of Shri Hari Kallikkat, Assistant Commissioner (Sub – Divisional Management), South Andaman District to be used by Corona warriors at Hutbay, Little Andaman. Navodhaya Foundation is committed for betterment of our Islands in all possible way and will continue to do so.

Port Blair, Sept. 28: Acting tough on bootlegging, South Andaman District Police have registered 04 excise cases and arrested 04 persons on 28th September, 2020. A total of 177 bottles of IMFL and 02 beer bottles were seized.

The following practices are to be strictly adhered to while taking guests for boating trips. The following SOP stipulates practices at each stage/facet and for specific stakeholders. The boat shall operate 50% passenger capacity.

All Standard Operating Procedure mentioned above is to be complied with by the Operators/Crew members/Association/Agents and Guests. However, additional measures/precautions to be taken on certain activity specific watersports such as Snorkeling which are as follows:-

Snorkelling:-

Before entering the water:-

a) The Snorkeling Guide shall brief the guests on the importance of maintaining social distancing and operations of snorkelling.

General Standard Operating Procedure for Watersports

The following general measures and the specific step as listed out herein are to be observed by all: Owner, Operator, Employees, Associations, Agents, Guides and Guests- at all times. General measures are:

All Watersports/boating activities in containment zones shall remain closed and no operation shall be allowed.