Vikramaditya & John Wilbert
Port Blair, Jan 28: A large number fishermen of Kadamtala region today staged protest at Kadamtala demanding permission for fishing in nearby sea area, as it was before COVID-19 period.
According to protesting fishermen, due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Andaman and Nicobar Administration had restricted movement of fishermen on creek leading to both eastern and western sides of the sea, to make sure COVID-19 infection does not reach inside Jarawa Reserve area, situated adjoining Kadamtala region.
During pandemic the fishermen suffered heavily as they neither got any financial support from Government nor any other benefits.
While fishing activities in almost all areas of A & N Islands are allowed after lockdowns, in Kadamtala, the fishermen remain jobless and are facing extreme financial hardship, which led to today’s protest.
The protest began at around 9.00 AM and nearly 100 fishermen of the region participated in the protest. Later in the evening the Assistant Commissioner of Middle Andaman reached the spot to talk to the protesting fishermen. When talks failed, the Assistant Commissioner of Middle Andaman reportedly advised the fishermen of Kadamtala to take a delegation and meet the Deputy Commissioner of North and Middle Andaman tomorrow.
It is learnt that tomorrow a group of fishermen from Kadamtala will meet the Deputy Commissioner of North and Middle Andaman to find some solution to the problems they are facing.
Dead Body found from a Ring Well at Shoalbay
John Wilbert & Sarthak Kanjilall
Port Blair, Jan 25: Yesterday a dead body was found from a ring well of Shoalbay area of South Andaman. When the matter was reported to police, the police team identified the deceased as Mr. Rohit Kindo, 22 years, a resident of Shoal Bay number 8 area.
As per sources Mr. Rohit Kindo is missing from his house since 19 January 2021 and a missing complaint in this regard was also registered in nearby police station, it is learnt.
According to details the family members of the missing youth were searching for Mr. Rohit Kindo in every possible place and while looking for him near the house of ex-pradhan of the area, they noticed foul smell coming from a ring well. When they checked the ring well they found a decomposed body floating inside the ring well.
As per sources, Mr. Rohit Kindo was not mentally sound and hence was undergoing treatment in G B Pant Hospital since last five years.
COVID-19 Vaccination begins at Great Nicobar
Rahul Singh
Port Blair, Jan 24: The vaccination drive of COVID-19 started at PHC Campbell Bay yesterday in the presence of Assistant Commissioner of Campbell Bay, Mr. Mukesh Kumar, DANICS, CMO Dr.Sarika and other medical staffs. The first dose of COVID-19 vaccine was given to Health workers of Campbell Bay and Gandhi Nagar
Total vaccination drive was performed in the supervision of Dr. Ajay Shandilya, Assistant Professor (Anasthesia ) ANIIMS Port Blair, who reached Campbell Bay to supervise the Vaccination. No side effect from the vaccine was reported by any beneficiary yet.
Strike by Cargo Truck and Van Operators might end Today
Vikramaditya
Port Blair, Jan 22: There are strong indications that the Strike called by Private Truck and Van operators might end tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the President of Andaman and Nicobar Private Truck Driver Association Mr. Hari told Andaman Sheekha this evening that they met the Member of Parliament today and the MP has assured to resolved the issue after taking up the matter with Administration.
“The Member of Parliament has asked us to come for a meeting with the Deputy Commissioner tomorrow. If the Administration solves our problems we will call off our strike by tomorrow afternoon,” said Mr. Hari.
COVID-19 Vaccination begins in remote North and Middle Andaman from Today
Trinath & Vikramaditya
Mayabunder, Jan 21: The COVID-19 vaccination drive for the Health Care Workers of remote North and Middle Andaman, in the first phase began today.
According to Health Department Sources, required numbers of vaccines have been already sent to North and Middle Andaman on Tuesday and from today vaccines were administered to Health Care Workers at Diglipur, Mayabunder and Rangat regions of North and Middle Andaman District.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Commissioner of North and Middle Andaman, Dr. Angel Bhati Chauhan informed media that the District of N &M Andaman has taken a giant leap today in the fight against COVID-19 by starting the first phase of vaccination in three centres viz Community Health Centre Diglipur, RP Hospital Mayabunder and Community Health Centre Rangat.
“Sufficient quantity of vaccines is available in all these three centres and in the first phase Heath Care Workers are being inoculated. There is high level of participation and acceptance for the vaccine in North and Middle Andaman,” the DC added.
Dr. Chauhan confirmed that no report of any adverse reaction, after taking vaccine has been reported from North and Middle Andaman.
Meanwhile, Andaman and Nicobar Islands received second consignment of COVID-19 vaccine yesterday, containing 6000 vaccines.
Earlier on 13, January 2021, Andaman and Nicobar Islands had received 6500 COVID-19 vaccines in first consignment.
With this, total 12500 vaccines will cover first and second doze of all health workers of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
COVID-19 Vaccination to begin in North and Middle Andaman from Today for Health Care Workers
Trinath & Vikramaditya
Mayabunder, Jan 20: The COVID-19 vaccination drive for the Health Care Workers of North and Middle Andaman, in the first phase, will begin from tomorrow. According to Health Department Sources, required numbers of vaccines have been already sent to North and Middle Andaman yesterday and from tomorrow vaccines will be administered to Health Care Workers at Mayabunder.
Meanwhile today the Deputy Commissioner of North and Middle Andaman, Dr. Angel Bhati Chauhan informed Andaman Sheekha that vaccination will start only at RP Hospital Mayabunder tomorrow and in a day or two, vaccination will start at CHC Diglipur and CHC Rangat also for health care workers.
“In entire North and Middle Andaman nearly 600 Health Care Workers will be given COVID-19 vaccine, which is a good number,” the Deputy Commissioner said in an earlier interview.
Advance Booking of STS Express Bus tickets made available for Public of North and Middle Andaman
Trinath & Vikramaditya
Port Blair, Jan 19: Brining joy for the residents of North and Middle Andaman the Administration has provided the facilities of booking STS express bus tickets, five days in advance. This will not only help public of North and Middle Andaman to plan their journey well in advance but also make the process of getting tickets easier.
Till now in some STS ticketing counters in North and Middle, there were facility to block tickets in advance but tickets were only issued one day before journey because of which there was always an uncertainty over getting a Bus Ticket on time.
But now public can get printed STS express bus tickets five days in advance, which is a big achievement of North and Middle Andaman District Administration.
Talking to media the Deputy Commissioner of North and Middle Andaman, Dr. Angel Bhati Chauhan said that North and Middle Andaman District has a vast area hence the importance of public transport increases many folds. She said that now it will be very convenient for public to plan their well and District Administration is working hard to mitigate such major problems of general public.
The DC added that this advance booking system will also be helpful for District Administration to monitor that in which route there is more advance ticket booking and hence the District Administration will be able decide that on which route more Buses are required. Hence the new system will help public in both ways.
Andaman’s Transport Department awarded by the MoRT for achieving the lowest accident record for the second consecutive time
Port Blair, Jan 18: Road accidents continue to be a leading cause of death, disabilities and hospitalization in the country despite the commitment and efforts of various agencies involved. India ranks first in the number of road accident deaths across the 199 countries and accounts for almost 11% of the accident related deaths in the World.
Government has been taking multiple initiatives including those related to vehicular and road engineering as well as educational measures for raising awareness in the field of Road Safety.
Transport Department, Andaman & Nicobar Administration has been operating bus service in 13 Islands ensuring mobility to the citizen through public transport. Every effort is taken to ensure that the service is provided in a safe and reliable manner.
Proactive action is taken by the Department so that scope of road accidents is reduced to barest minimum. Timely preventive maintenance of buses, training to drivers on correct and safe driving, sensitizing the drivers on rash & negligent driving as well as drunken driving are some of the measures taken by the Department to reduce accidents.
Other actions like constant monitoring of their performances, frequent checking with breath analyzers and motivating the employees are also adopted by the Department. This effort has not only minimized road accidents but also resulted in financial saving for the Department on account of increased mileage, less breakdown etc.
Ministry of Road Transport has been motivating the State Transport Undertakings in the Country by facilitating them with Transport Minister’s Road Safety award for safe operation of buses on the basis of number of accidents.
This year Andaman and Nicobar administration has been adjudged as winner in the category “Moffusil operation for STUs having fleet size up to 1000 buses in 2019-20 and 2020-21 for lowest accident record. The road accident record in Andaman & Nicobar Islands has been the lowest in the country. In the previous year 2018-19 also the Andaman & Nicobar Administration was adjudged as the winner for the lowest accident record. The award was given jointly by Mr. Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Mr. Rajnath Singh, the Defence Minister in the presence of Gen. V.K. Singh, (Retd) the Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways in a grand function held in New Delhi.
The award which contained a trophy and a cash prize of one lakh rupees was received by the Joint Resident Commissioner, A&N Administration, Delhi on behalf of A&N Administration.
This award for the lowest accident record has been a result of joint effort of the bus drivers, maintenance staff and all other employees of Transport Department and their commitment and dedication. Department would like to show its gratitude to the commuters and the employees for achieving this result. The dedication shown by the Police Department in the field of road safety also needs to be appreciated as their presence and guidance has motivated all the employees of the Department which has resulted in the least road accidents.
Transport Department and A&%N Police has been working tirelessly to improve he road safety by way of multi-pronged road safety strategy based on Education, Engineering, Enforcement and Emergency Care. Accepting the importance of road safety, Government of India is observing the Road Safety Month from 18th January, 2021 to 17th February, 2021 instead of the previous practice of road safety week. All motor vehicle owners, drivers and road users are advised to follow the road regulations and all laws on motor vehicles in letter and spirit to avoid any kind of road accident or its resultant adverse affects.
COVID-19 Vaccination Drive Begins in Andaman, 226 Inoculated on the very first Day
Vikramaditya
Port Blair, Jan 17: Along with entire nation, COVID-19 vaccination was launched in remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands too, yesterday morning. On the first day 226 people were inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine.
The launch function at Port Blair was attended by top officials of Andaman and Nicobar Administration and vaccination venues were connected online through video conferencing with programme of Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, in which he launched world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination program today.
Mr. Daulat Ram, a Health worker was the first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The vaccination drive in Andaman is being undertaken for the Health Care workers of South Andaman district in two places viz School of Nursing, GB pant Hospital, Port Blair and AYUSH Hospital, Port Blair.
Both vaccination sites were made live with the PMO and Ministry of Health, Government of India for two way communications.
The vaccination session was started at both places immediately after the inaugural speech of the Prime Minister. Every session is supported by five Vaccinators, supporting staffs and security.
Elaborate arrangement have been made to tackle any untoward incident following vaccination by deputing specialized doctors with advanced life support instruments at the session sites.
All the beneficiaries were informed through telephonic calls and the SMS for the vaccination through CoWIN Portal. Further, for the first time the eVIN portal is used for management of vaccination.
A total of 226 beneficiaries were vaccinated on the first day including 116 at School of Nursing and 110 beneficiaries at AYUSH hospital, Port Blair and the entire session went smoothly, without any complications.
The vaccination will be continued for next few days till completion of the first phase. The second dose will be administered after 28 days of giving the first dose.
Andaman closes doors for Avian Influenza; Ban on import of poultry and poultry products
Port Blair, Jan 15: Taking advance precautions against Avian Influenza the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have closed doors for avian disease by banning the import of poultry and poultry products.
In view of the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in some of the States of the country, which is a highly contagious avian disease having the zoonotic potential of causing a huge loss in terms of mortality and trade of poultry, it was necessary to take precautionary measures and restrict the possibility of ingress of the disease into remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
In view of the above, the Lt Governor, A&N Islands in a notification has temporarily banned the import of poultry and poultry products from all States and UTs into the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Meanwhile, advisories have already been issued to the concerned authorities for active and targeted surveillance against the disease.
Meanwhile, senior officials of Andaman’s Forest Department told Andaman Sheekha that till now no confirmed report of Bird Flu has been reported from Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
“There haven’t been any reports of Bird Flu in Forest Division and also there is no visible symptom of bird flu in Andamans,” said a senior Forest Official, who does not want his name to be quoted.
A large share of poultry products come to Andaman and Nicobar Islands from the mainland and such a temporary ban on the import of poultry and poultry products from all States and UTs into the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, will certainly result in a hike in the price of poultry products.
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