Member of Parliament Requests CS to Make Arrangements for Immediate Sailings

Port Blair, Oct. 6: The Member of Parliament, A&N Islands, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration to make urgent arrangements of sailing of boats to Swaraj Dweep and Hut Bay and vice versa for transpiration of people including students stranded at Port Blair, Swaraj Dweep and Hut Bay. Due to non- availability of transportation facilities from Port Blair to respective places and vice versa, many people have been stranded. 

District Administration South Andaman Initiates Campaign to Promote Rain Water Harvesting

Port Blair, Oct. 6: The District Administration under the campaign “Catch The Rain” with the tagline “Catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls” has conducted a workshop on Rain Water Harvesting Structures (RWHS) in the presence of Shri Lakshay Singhal, AC (U/T) along with Pradhans, District Officials and Civil Society organisation members at Mithakhari. The objective of the workshop was to tope in key stake-holders to create cost effective RWHS suitable to the local climatic conditions and sub-sil strata before the onset of monsoon.

Port Blair, Oct. 6: The Foundation Stone for Construction of Fish Market at Ograbraj village near Tushnabad junction under GP Mithakhari was laid by Dr. Utpal Kumar Sar, Director of Fisheries in presence of Shri. Mohd. Safiq Pradhan, Shri. Sanjib Kumar Mandal, ZPM Mithakhari constituency, Smti. Suhara Bibi, PSM, PRI Members and villagers of Ograbraj and nearby villages on a simple function held on 05/10/2020.

Port Blair, Oct. 6: In order to curtail the threat of drugs from these Islands, the team of PS Aberdeen has proved their efficiency and booked one accused under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 with the recovery of 1.2 Kgs of Ganja.

Port Blair, Oct. 6: Anganwadi building at Muslimbasti under GP Mithakhari was inaugurated on 05/10/2020 by Smti. Irene Nicolas, CDPO Ferrargunj in presence of Shri. Mohd. Safiq Pradhan, Smti. Suhara Bibi Panchayat Samiti member, Assistant Engineer CD-III along with JE, PRI members and villagers of Muslimbasti village. Smti. Irene Nicolas, CDPO addressed the gathering and appreciated the efforts made by Pradhan for the construction of the building and encourage the villagers to take benefits of the ICDS based schemes on the newly inaugurated Anganwadi building. Pradhan Shri. Mohd. Safiq thanked all the officials especially the Social Welfare dept. for their support on the construction of building. Pradhan also thanked all the PRI members, villagers, Anganwadi worker and helper for their valuable support for making the program success.