Andaman and Nicobar Administration

Directorate of IP&T

Information & Publicity Division

 

 

Port Blair 16 June, 2012

 

 

 

Press Release

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Governor of Mizoram and former-Lt Governor, A&N Islands, Shri Vakkom Purushothaman and

the Lt Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM meet at Raj Niwas on 16.06.2012.

The First Lady of Mizoram, Dr. (Smt) Lilly Purushothaman is also seen in the picture.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Renowned South Indian film actress and Creative Director, Ross Island Sound & Light Project, Ms Revathi

calls on the Lt Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM at Raj Niwas on 16.06.2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lt. Governor sanctions ex-gratia relief

 

        Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM AVSM, Lt Governor has sanctioned ex-gratia relief of rupees one lakh  out of the LG’s relief fund to Shri P. Srinivasa Rao who was seriously injured when a big tree upon uprooting in the morning of 12.6.2012, fell down on his house. His house was badly damaged and Shri P. Srinivasa Rao seriously injured and is undergoing treatment in the G. B. Pant Hospital. The relief has been sanctioned for providing immediate financial assistance for the loss of their belongings during the above incident. The Lt. Governor had already directed the Health Department to provide best possible medical care to him and to shift him to mainland, as and when necessary. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OBC Commission visits Shoal Bay

 

A tour programme of the field visit of the OBC Commission to Shoal Bay village in South Andaman District on 14.6.2012 where the Indo-Burma Tamil Settlers have been settled, was drawn up well in advance to assess their Socio-economic condition on the spot and circulated to all concerned. It may be noted that they have claimed for OBC status being settlers settled under the colonization/ rehabilitation scheme of the GOI/ A & N Administration and the OBC Commission has taken up their claim for OBC status. Accordingly the OBC Commission comprising Chairperson, Mr. Justice Raghunath Ray, two members namely - Mrs. Ratna Kanan and Shri M.A. Mujtaba along with a few officials visited Shoal Bay-12 (Community Hall) where all the elected Members including Pradhan and Panchayat Samiti Members and quite a good number of settlers had gathered. Immediately on arrival of the Commission, proceedings began "by recording statements of some elderly persons particularly those who were original settlers brought from Burma and settled in Shoal Bay village way back in 1950.

 

Then there were interactions of the Commission with 8 elected Panchayat members including Pradhan and the lone Panchayat Samiti member one by one to ascertain the cause of the social, educational & economic backwardness of the settlers. Proceedings lasted about three hours. On its way back to Port Blair the commission visited the individual dwellings of three settlers to have knowledge of their living condition. The commission returned to Port Blair in the evening same day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assistance for implementation of RKVY Programme – Demonstration of Micro Irrigation System

 

Under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), Department of Agriculture is implementing a project namely "Demonstration of Micro Irrigation in A&N Islands" wherein 75% of the cost of drip/ sprinkler demonstration for a maximum area of 0.50 hac. Per demonstration per beneficiary i.e. assistance to a maximum of Rs.46,310/- for an area of 0.50 ha will be provided. Assistance will also be provided for Protected Cultivation including Greenhouse, Polyhouse and Shadenet house, as per the norms and indicative cost prescribed in the Guidelines of National Mission on Micro Irrigation (NMMI). All the farmers/cooperative farming societies having minimum 0.50 hac. of agricultural land are eligible to avail the benefit.

 

Farmers/Cooperative Farming Societies can submit their application (duly recommended by the concerned Gram Panchayat Pradhan) to the concerned Zonal Officer on or before 15.09.2012 alongwith all relevant documents and a cost estimate for installation of Micro Irrigation System (Drip/Sprinkler) from the system supplier/manufacturer of his/her choice empanelled/registered by the Department of Agriculture, A&N Islands. The farmer/ cooperative farming societies should have adequate water source for irrigation and a suitable pumpset to supporL the system.

 

For further details and application form, interested farmer may contact the concerned Zonal Agriculture Officers or Assistant Director (AE) MI, Directorate of Agriculture, Haddo on working days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local weather forecast for Port Blair & its neighbourhood, valid for next 24 hours, issue time 1730 hrs IST on 16.06.2012

Light to moderate rain or thundershower may occur at many places.

 

Maximum & minimum temperatures will be around 30 ^o C and 24 ^o C respectively on 17^th June, 2012.

 

Port Blair