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Port Blair, Sept. 7: The National De-worming Day (NDD) is implemented biannually (February & August) with the aim to reduce the load of intestinal worms and related morbidity in children and adolescent from 1-19 years. The main objective of the NDD is to improve the overall wellbeing nutritional status, access to education and quality of life. Under this programme, all children and adolescents from 1-19 years are dewormed through administration of deworming tablet through the platform of Schools and Anganwadi Centers.
Read more: National De-worming Day (Second Round) on Sept. 10
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Port Blair, Sept. 7: Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has been presently notified for implementation throughout A&N for Kharif season 2022. Under the scheme, paddy crop is presently notified for insurance. The maximum scale of finance fixed for paddy is Rs. 71002.00 per Ha (for High Yielding Variety) and Rs. 67053.00 per Ha (For traditional variety). The total sum that can be insured against possible losses is arrived at, by multiplying the scale of finance with the area covered.
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Port Blair, Sept. 7: The vaccination drive is continuing smoothly in A&N Islands. As per data available, a total of 6,97,203 doses of vaccine have been administered to beneficiaries in the age group of 18 and above so far. Similarly, 23,955 beneficiaries have been vaccinated in the age group of 15 to 18 years. 28, 427 beneficiaries in the age group of 12 to 14 years have been administered both doses of vaccine. The number of beneficiaries administered precautionary dose of vaccine so far stood at 2,62,217.
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ALL THE SAILINGS ARE SUBJECT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS
DIGLIPUR & MAYABUNDER:
MV Chowra will sail for Diglipur via Mayabunder on 10.09.2022 (Sat) at 1700 Hrs from Haddo Wharf and will sail for Port Blair on 11.09.2022 (Sun) at 1300 Hrs from Diglipur via Mayabunder.
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Port Blair, Sept. 7: Two positive cases have been detected today in A&N Islands. Both these cases were detected during the screening of incoming flight passengers who arrived here yesterday. Today, 10 flights with1594 passengers arrived, out of which, 1471 passengers were vaccinated with both doses while RT-PCR test was conducted on 82 passengers and the reports are awaited.