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Andaman and Nicobar Administrati

Andaman and Nicobar Administration

Directorate of IP&T

Information & Publicity Division

 

 

 

Port Blair March 27, 2015.

 

 

 

Press Release

 

 

 

 

 

Union Minister to inaugurate Geophysical Observatory

 

        The Multiparametric Geophysical Observatory set up by Indian Institute of Geomagnetism at Shoal Bay No.8 in South Andaman will be inaugurated by the Hon’ble Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan as chief guest on March 30, 2015 at 12:00 hours. The Hon’ble Lt. Governor, Lt. Gen A.K. Singh (Retd) will grace the occasion. The Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Shri Bishnu Pada Ray and Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India will be the guests of honour. The programme will be presided over by Padmashree Dr. V.P. Dimri, Chairman, Governing Council, IIG.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hon’ble Lt. Governor Emphasizes to Develop Fisheries through Empowerment of Fishers and Fishing Industry

 

                The Hon’ble Lt. Governor, A&N Islands has directed the visiting Senior Executive Shri J.E. Prabhakarraj of National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Hyderabad to extend their subsidy facilities available on various fisheries infrastructures and assets such as procurement of Fishing vessels, Refer transport vessel, Ice Plant & Cold Storage, Ornamental fish culture, Cage culture and Retail market outlet etc. to the Fishers and Fishing Industry of A & N Islands.

 

                On the directives of Hon’ble Lt. Governor, A&N Islands the issue was perused by A & N Administration with NFDB, Hyderabad for grant of subsidy towards reconstruction of 02 hygienic Fish Markets in Port Blair Township which has been now sanctioned @ 55% of the total cost of construction. The construction of these 02 Fish Markets one each at Mohanpura and Junglighat will soon be taken up by APWD.

 

                In view of increasing efforts now being put-in to harvest the rich fisheries resources from the sea around A&N Islands, the plight of traditional small scale fishermen is being taken care of through administrative efforts to increase the limit of fishable waters legislatively exclusively for traditional fishermen around this UT.

                Considering the difficulty presently being faced by the traditional fishermen in getting the log and swan timber of their choice for the construction of traditional fishing boats the Department of Fisheries has been directed by the Hon’ble Lt. Governor to work out quantum of timber which will annually be required by fisher community and approach the Secretary (Forest & Environment) for appropriate adjustment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Observance of Earth Hour

 

        Earth Hour will also be observed in the islands on 28th March, 2015. As part of the campaign, the Electricity department has requested the general public/consumers of electricity to switch off all their non-essential lights for one hour from 08:30 to 09:30 PM on the day to show their support for action on climate change.