Andaman and Nicobar Administration

Directorate of IP&T

Information & Publicity Division

 

 

 

Port Blair October 30, 2014.

 

 

 

Press Release

 

 

 

 

Delegation of National Defence College, New Delhi, interacting with Chief Secretary, A & N Administration,

Shri Anand Prakash at the conference hall of Secretariat on 30.10.2014.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Observance of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on Oct. 31

 

        The A&N Administration alongwith the rest of the country will observe the birth anniversary of Late Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as “Rashtriya Ekta Diwas” throughout this Union Territory on 31^st October, 2014.

 

        The observance of the diwas is to provide an opportunity to reaffirm the inherent strength and resilience of our nation to withstand the actual and potential threats to the unity, integrity and security of our country. The theme of the observance is Unity, Integrity, Safety and Security.

 

        The programme for observance of the diwas include taking of pledge in all Govt. offices, public sector undertakings and other public institutions during office hours. Run for Unity will also be organised to mark the occasion at 06:30 AM of 31.10.2014 from Netaji Stadium, Port Blair to be flagged by Shri Anand Prakash, Chief Secretary, A&N Administration in the presence of Shri Bishnu Pada Ray, Hon’ble Member of Parliament alongwith other dignitaries. In the evening between 04:00 to 05:00 PM, March Past will be held by the Police department, school and college students at Mahabir Singh Road near Marina Park.

 

        All have been requested by the A&N Administration to participate in the programmes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mobile Fibre Extraction Machine

 

    The A & N Administration is developing a coir cluster at Rangat in the name of M/s Rangat Coir Cluster Development Society (Shivapuram-Panchayat), Middle & North Andaman District under scheme titled “Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI)”. Land has also been allotted by A&N Administration at Padmanapuram village, under Rangat Teshil for establishment of Common Facility Centre.

 

    Three Mobile Fibre Extraction Machine have been received by Coir Board Ministry of MSME, GOI. The Administration has provided two Mobile Fibre Extraction Machine to the Common Facility Centre, Rangat and one Mobile Fibre Extraction Machine to Industries Training Centre, Car Nicobar. The Mobile Fibre Extraction Machine will be utilized for extraction of Coir Fibre Coconut Husk. The coir fibre obtained is an essential raw material for Coir Yarn & its value added products like Coir Mats, Coir Carpets, Coir Matting, Geo Textiles, Coir Bricks and Coir Handicrafts etc.

 

    The Common Facility Centre, Padmanapuram, Rangat will commence to extract Coir Fibre from Coconut Husk from 31.10.2014. Shri. A. K. Trivedi, Assistant Commissioner, Rangat will inaugurate in the presence PRI Members, industries department officials & other allied department’s officials.

 

    The Coir Fibre will be utilized by the trained Coir Workforce which has been trained at Coir Centre, Industries Training Centre, Bakultala and had advanced training from Kerala. This will provide ample employment opportunities to the local unemployment youth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power suspension

 

         It is brought to the notice of the general public/consumers and Government Departments that power supply will remain suspended in some of the areas on 01.11.2014 from 0800 hours to 1400 hours for repairing of six pole structure and fixing of a new ABS at Ograbraj Junction.

 

        The areas to be affected by power disruption are Dhanikhari Junction, Chouldhari, Portmout, Ograbraj, Namunaghar, Dundaspoint, Tusnabad to Tirur.