Port Blair, Mar 02: Coast Guard District Headquarters at Diglipur conducted a special ‘Community Interaction Programme (CIP)” as part of the Andaman and Nicobar Commands’ AzadiKaAmritMahotsavprogramme, for the fishing community of Ganeshnagar on 27 February 2022 in conjunction with the Department of Rural Development &Panchayati Raj, PMF, Forest and local bodies of Gram Panchayat (Ganeshnagar).
The Community Interaction Programme was focused to educate fishermen about the importance of carrying life-saving gear while venturing into the sea for fishing voyages.
The fisher-folk were apprised on the usage of Distress Alert Transponder and associated SOS procedures for seeking the assistance of Coast Guard during distress at sea. The fishing community was briefed regarding 24×7 SAR Helpline 1554 which is a Toll-Free Number for seeking any SAR assistance at sea.
Practical demonstration on donning of Life Jackets, operation of DAT, Signal Flare and portable Fire Fighting Extinguishers was imparted during the interaction programme.
The Special Community Interaction Programme was followed by the conduct of a Medical Camp. As part of Medical Camp, awareness lectures on ‘Preventive Measures during COVID-19 Pandemic’ & ‘COVID-19 Vaccination’ were conducted.
Fisherfolks were also provided first-hand training on CPR procedure, ‘first aid’ and ‘fracture fixation’ by the medical team of Coast Guard.
The conduct of this special Community Interaction Programme and multi-specialty Medical Camp by the Coast Guard was greatly welcomed by the fishing community and were a huge success.
