Port Blair, April 4: PBMC supplies drinking water to municipal areas. Due to poor monsoon and excessive heat there is acute shortage of water supply from PWD to PBMC. Rains are not expected any time soon. Water is a precious natural resource and cannot be wasted. The public have been advised to use water carefully and avoid any type of wastage of water. Overflow of storage tanks should be avoided at all costs. Consumers are to fix leaking pipes and install float valves in water tanks to avoid overflow. Govt. Offices, public institutions, commercial establishments and other major consumers of water have to take precautionary measures to preserve water.

Port Blair, April 4: It is brought to the kind notice of general public that due to increase in ambient temperature, there has been a substantial increase in power demand which has created a shortage of power during evening peak hours from 05.30 PM to 10.30 PM in Port Blair and adjoining areas of South Andaman. All the consumers of Electricity Department have been advised to use the available energy judiciously in view of shortage of power particularly during the evening peak hours.

Port Blair, April 4: The District Magistrate, South Andaman has notified for the information of all concerned that for bituminous work, the rural road from ATR main road to Shaktivel House via Hotel Park at Rangachang (Length-1.950 km) will be closed for vehicular movement from March 5 to 9.

Port Blair, April 4: The vessel MV Swaraj Dweep will sail from Port Blair to Chennai on April 6, 2023 at 1000 hrs from Haddo Wharf. Excess baggage will be loaded from 1400 hrs to 1600 hrs on April 5, 2023. Embarkation of passengers will commence from 0700 hrs to 0800 hrs on April 6. The embarkation of passengers will be closed one hour before the schedule time. Passengers reporting late will not be allowed to board the vessel.

Port Blair, April 4: Shri Hanuman Janmotsav (Jayanti) will be celebrated at Chinmaya Mission Port Blair on Thursday April 6, 2023 from 4 pm to 8 pm. The programme will start at 4 pm with Sunder kand Path from Shri Ram Charit Manas followed by Pooja, Archana and satsang at 5.30 pm. At 8 pm arathi will be performed followed by Prasad distribution.