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Port Blair, Aug 11: Observing an increased movement of general public in the public transport, operated in the South Andaman District like Stage carriage buses, Autorickshaws and taxis which might be one of the medium for transfer of virus between the infected and non-infected persons which will result in faster spread of the virus, the Directorate of Transport has ordered suspension of Busses and other public transport w.e.f midnight of 11th August 2020 to 18th August 2020 in Port Blair, Ferrargunj Tehsil and South Andaman District.
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Port Blair, Aug 11: The MES Builders Association of India, A&N Branch has donated 100 mattresses for the new COVID-19 Care Centre which is coming up at DBRAIT. The mattresses were donated in the presence of Shri. K R Suresh Kumar - Chairman, Shri Rakesh Kumar Pandey - Hony. Secretary, Shri. M. Ganesan - Hony. Treasurer and other associate members.
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Port Blair, Aug 11: The Kesariya Hindu Vahini has expressed their gratitude to the PM Shri Narendra Modi, Cabinet Minister for Communication, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad for officially commencing of CANI-OFC project and connecting Islands with Mainland India with high speed Internet and bringing in digital revolution in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This will bring in opportunity for employment and will be very beneficial for the travel, agriculture and fisheries sector of Islands, said the Vahini.
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Port Blair, Aug 11: To contain the spread of COVID 19 Pandemic, along with other departments, PBMC is also in the forefront to keep the city clean and Sanitized. All the Quarantine Homes / Vulnerable areas are being Sanitized by the Field Staffs of PBMC who are provided with proper PPE kit for their own safety. The Containment areas declared by Administration are also being cleared of the garbage dumps after getting due entry permission from the District Administration.
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Port Blair, Aug. 10: The Chief Secretary, A&N Administration in exercise of the powers conferred under Disaster Management Act 2005 has issued directions vide order No. CS/Sr.PS/05/2020 dated 30th July 2020 which will be applicable in whole of Andaman and Nicobar Islands till 31st August 2020.
In view of rising number of COVID-19 cases in the A&N Islands, it is deemed necessary that additional restrictions be imposed in areas outside the containment zones.
Accordingly the District Magistrates of South Andaman, N&M Andaman and Nicobar District have ordered the following to remain in force till 18.08.2020.