Port Blair, Oct. 22: The Department of Social Welfare in collaboration with Health, Education & Police Department is organizing awareness programme on ‘Ill Effects of Alcohol and Drug Abuse’, to make Andaman & Nicobar Islands ‘Drug Free’. Accordingly, awareness programmes for students and teachers were held at GSSS Bathubasti, Nirmala School and Carmel SSS. More than 400 students and teachers were sensitized through the campaign.

Port Blair, Oct. 23: The Andaman Sarvajanik Nirman Vibhag Mazdoor Sangh (ASNVMS), affiliated to CITU conducted a territory-wide mass demonstration in front of the offices of the APWD for three days from 19th to 21st October, 2022, demanding (i) implementation of High Court order on grant of 1/30th of pay plus DA Scheme of Govt. of India (ii) implementation of High Court order on grant of Bonus to all daily rated mazdoors and (iii) rgularisation of services of DRMs.

Port Blair, Oct. 23: In compliance of section 25 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974, no person shall, without the previous consent of the State Board, establish or take any steps to establish any industry, operation or process, or any treatment and disposal system or an extension or addition thereto, which is likely to discharge sewage or trade effluent into a stream or well or sewer or on land. 

Port Blair, Oct. 23: The ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, South Andaman, along with AFC Foundation India organizes Kisan Goshti and Exposure visit on 21st Oct 2022 at KVK, Sippighat. The objective of the programme was to create awareness among SHG’s regarding various activities of KVK and also to discuss in detail different sustainable income generating avenues suitable for farm women of the Islands.

Port Blair, Oct. 23: The Department of Industries, A&N Administration is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme called ‘Prime Minister Scheme for Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME)’ under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan with the objective to promote and develop micro Food Processing Enterprises in A & N Islands.