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Regn. No. 34190/75 No. 258 Port Blair, Friday, September 25, 2020 Web: dt.andaman.gov.in Rs. 3.00 Pages 8

...the Largest Circulating Daily of the Islands

Since 1920s the Oldest Daily...Maximum Temperature (°C) of Date: 29.4Minimum Temperature (°C) of Date: 25.5Relative Humidity(%) at 0830 IST : 088Relative Humidity(%) at 1730 IST : 092Sunrise time on 25.09.2020 (in IST): 0508Sunset time on 25.09.2020 (in IST): 1714Rainfall upto 0830 hrs of date (last 24 hrs)- in mm: 000.0Rainfall upto 1730 hrs of date in mm: 007.7Rainfall (Progressive total from 1st January 20 upto0830 hrs (of date) in mm: 1912.0 mm

Light rainfall likely over Port Blair. Maximumand Minimum temperature will be around 30°Cand 25°C respectively on Friday 25/09/2020.

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Port Blair, Sept. 24 Yet as another digital facility, the electricity bill payment for theconsumers in Port Blair region has been made online from any timeanywhere. The facility has been extended to both domestic andcommercial consumers and they can now pay their bills from theirresidence/office or on the go, through the internet. The beta versionof the facility was tested from 22.09.2020. Based on the responsesreceived, the application has been fine-tuned and launched from25.9.2020 for access by all consumers.

Port Blair, Sept. 24 The National Youth Corps (NYC) isa scheme implemented by the NehruYuva Kendra Sangathan, Ministry ofYouth affairs and Sports, Government ofIndia, to tap the potential of the youthand channeling their energy towardsnation building activities by organizingthem into volunteers groups, in whichhe/she shall be asked to spearheadcampaigns/awareness programme onhealth, literacy, sanitation, gender andother social issues. They may also becalled upon to assist the Administrationin emergency or implementation ofvarious programme of NYKS. The objectives of the scheme is to set

up a group of disciplined and dedicatedyouth who have the inclination andspirit to engage in the task of nationbuilding; to facilitate the realization ofinclusive growth (both social andeconomic);to act as points fordissemination of information, basicknowledge in the Community; to act asgroup modulators and peer groupeducators and to act as role models forthe younger cohort specially towardsenhancement of public ethics, probityand dignity of labour. The Scheme aims to create a space toenable young men and women in the agegroup of 18-29, to serve upto two years

Port Blair, Sept. 24 In exercise of the powersconferred under the provisionsof sub-section 2(b) of Section199 of the Andaman &Nicobar (Municipal)Regulation 1994, theLieutenant Governor(Administrator), Andaman &Nicobar Islands has appointedShri S K Singh, Secretary(Tourism) as Special Officer/Administrator to Port BlairMunicipal Council as aninterim measure, till regularelections are conducted at theearliest possible opportunity.Shri S K Singh shall exerciseall powers and dutiesconferred and imposed uponthe Port Blair MunicipalCouncil. The present Council wasconstituted on 24.09.2015 andits 5 years tenure (2015-2020)has expired on Sept.23, 2020,an order to thiseffect issued by DeputySecretary (UD) said.

Five year term ofPBMC completes

Lt. Governor appoints SpecialOfficer/ Administrator as interimmeasure till conduct of elections

Port Blair, Sept. 24 To facilitatepublic servicedelivery during theongoing COVID-19pandemic, N&MAndaman DistrictAdministration hasinitiated virtualhearing of RevenueCourts. Leveragingthe recentlyinaugurated Sub-marine OpticalFibre networkarrangements have

been put in place inall Tehsilheadquarters forpublic to attendvirtual hearingscloser to theirhomes.

DC (N&M) Andaman holds virtualhearing of Revenue Courts

Port Blair, Sept. 24 The DeputyC o m m i s s i o n e r ,Nicobars, ShriKishore KshirsagarL a k s h m a nalongwith AssistantC o m m i s s i o n e r ,Nancowry visitedKatchal Islandyesterday. During

the visit, theyinteracted with the

Police, Health,Education &

DC Nicobar visits Katchal Island;holds review meeting

This will providefor betterconvenience andsave time especiallyfor people in farflung and remoteareas along with

m i n i m i z i n gunnecessary traveland avoiding publicgathering tocontain the spreadof COVID-19. Thiswill also help inresumption ofnormal economicactivities byadjusting workingnorms to thecurrent Pandemicscenario. Thisproject will be

Port Blair, Sept. 24 The NationalCentre forSustainable CoastalM a n a g e m e n t(NCSCM), Chennaihas submitted thedraft Island CoastalRegulation Zone(ICRZ) & CoastalLand use Maps (11Sheets each) forGreat NicobarIsland.

The draft IslandCoastal RegulationZone & Coastal Landuse Maps for GreatNicobar have beenmade available inthe Office ofC h a i r m a n ,ANCZMA (ChiefSecretary, A & NA d m i n i s t r a t i o n ) ,Member Secretary,A N C Z M A

Draft Island Coastal RegulationZone & Coastal Land use Maps for

Great NicobarPublic hearing scheduled to be held on

Sept. 29 at Campbell Bay

Port Blair, Sept. 24 In continuation tothe informationregarding thepassengers beingtested COVIDpositive for theknowledge of thea c c o m p a n y i n gpassengers of thesame flight fortaking necessary

precautions tocontain the spread ofthe COVID-19infection, the seatdetail of Air IndiaFlight No.AI-5 4 9 ( M A A - I X Z )passenger whotravelled on Sept. 24and was testedCOVID positive isgiven as under:

COVID-19: seat no. of flightpassenger tested positive notified

S.No. Seat No. of COVID positive passenger

1. 4D As such the

passengers whowere seated next to

D i s a s t e rManagement staff.The DC alsoinspected thefacilities at PHCKatchal. Later, ameeting was heldin which theD e p u t yC o m m i s s i o n e r

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Implementation of National Youth Corps Scheme in A&N IslandsNYKS tapping potential of youth and channeling

their energy towards nation building

Port Blair, Sept. 23 The 3rd Rashtriya Poshan Maah is beingcelebrated during the month of September, 2020.Every year, Poshan Maah is celebrated underPoshan Abhiyaan (PM's Overarching Scheme forHolistic Nourishment), which was launched byHon'ble Prime Minister on 8th March, 2018.Poshan Maah, 2020 is focusing on two activitiesat the grassroots level i.e. identification ofSeverely Acute Malnourished (SAM) childrenand their management and plantation of PoshanVatika or Nutri Garden. Poshan Maah waslaunched in all the Districts of A&N Islands onSept. 7, 2020 by plantation of seeds/saplings ofnutritious vegetables and fruits in Anganwadi

Centers. The Department of Social Welfare iscelebrating Poshan Maah in convergence withline Departments including Health, Education,Agriculture, Rural Development, Fisheries, TribalWelfare. The objective is to encourage ‘JanBhagidari’ in order to create a ‘Jan Andolan” foraddressing malnutrition among children andwomen and to ensure health and nutrition foreveryone. All the line Departments have expressed theircommitment to the objective of Poshan Maahand planned activities to bring nutrition in focusin convergence with Department of Social

'Rashtriya Poshan Maah' observance by Deptt. ofSocial Welfare in tandem with line DepartmentsPlethora of activities initiated for ensuring

health & nutrition among children & women

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Electricity bill payment goesonline in Port Blair

Pay your bills without any hassle

The Web Based Billing Software of Electricity Department wasoperational since 2013. The Administration has integrated it withthe payment gateway Non-Tax Receipt Portal of BHARAT KOSHpayment system of Government of India with the technical supportof Department of IT & SOVTECH to facilitate the online payment. Non-Tax Receipt Portal of BHARAT KOSH, is an initiative ofMinistry of Finance, Government of India to provide one stop servicesto collect any fees/fine/other money in the Government Account usingthe internet-based payment technologies 24X7 year-round.

The consumers canmake their payment ofelectricity bill by visitingthe website https://urjapay.andaman.gov.in.The consumers have twooptions for making thepayment (1) By registeringthemselves on thewebsite- The registereduser can add multipleaccounts besides they willbe provided with adashboard to view thedetails of previoustransactions of allaccounts including the dueamount and makepayment (2) By usingquick pay option- theconsumers can now makethe payment by enteringthe consumer number. When the consumer

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Lkfpoky;/SECRETARIAT Health Bulletin For Containment Of

(No. 178/ 24th September 2020) COVID-19 STATUS OF ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS AS ON

24.09.2020 > Status of COVID-19 Cases :

Details Upto 23rd Sept.

On 24th Sept.

Total

Confirmed Cases 3712 32 3744 Cured/Discharged from Hospital 3494 09 3503 Death 52 0 52 Active Cases 166 - 189 > Clinical Management of Cases :

Name of District Isolation Beds Available

Occupied Positive Cases Admitted

North & Middle Andaman 123 11 11 South Andaman 890 169 169 Nicobar 26 09 09 > Status of Sample and Testing for COVID 19: Total Samples sent till date 52992 Total Reports received till date 52908 Total Pending Reports 84 Rate of Testing Per Million 132270 >Passengers screened at VSI Airport & Haddo Wharf

Details From 25th May to 23rd Sept.

On 24th Sept.

Total

Incoming Passengers a) VSI Airport b) Haddo Wharf

24628

871

337 00

24965

871 Outward Passengers

a) VSI Airport b) Haddo Wharf

31830

928

366 00

32196

928

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24x7 CONTROL ROOM NUMBERS: 240126/ 232102 / 1077/ 1070(Source: Commissioner-cum-Secretary (Health))

Electricity bill payment goes ....(Contd. from page 1)

New Delhi, Sept 24 Health Minister,Dr Harsh Vardhanhas said that Indiahas accorded highpriority for endingtuberculosis by2025, five yearsahead of theS u s t a i n a b l eD e v e l o p m e n tGoals. Dr HarshVardhan said thiswhile addressingMinisters ofMember Nations ofWHO, Heads and

Representatives ofUN Agenciesthrough virtuali n t e r a c t i o nyesterday. He spokeon India's role andc o n t r i b u t i o nt o w a r d ss t r e n g t h e n i n gmultisectoral actionand progresstowards ending TB,especially incontext of theCOVID-19 crisis. The Ministeradded thatTuberculosis has

been in existencesince timeimmemorial andcontinues to remaina major globalpublic healthproblem. Despitethe progress madeover the last decade,TB remains theleading infectiouskiller diseaseworldwide. He said,India has takenseveral criticalsteps towardsending TB.(Source:india.gov.in)

India aims to end tuberculosisby 2025: Health Minister at UN

Port Blair, Sept. 24 The PondicherryUniversity arrearpaper examination(CBCS) time tablehas been released inthe PondicherryUniversity websitefor UG courses andthe same has beenplaced on the notice

board of ANCOL.The students whohave arrear papershave been requestedto collectinformation fromtheir concernedHead of theDepartment overphone about the dateof examinations and

session of arrearpaper. Students havealso been requestedto see theP o n d i c h e r r yuniversity websitewww.pondi.uni.edu.infor time table, apress release fromPrincipal, ANCOLsaid.

Time table for Pondicherry Universityarrear paper exam (CBCS) released

Welfare. The ongoing activities include door to door survey by AnganwadiWorkers for identification and tracking of children with Severe AcuteMalnutrition (SAM), plantation of Kitchen/Nutri Garden in theAnganwadi Centers, schools and homes, Poshan Panchayats, online essaycompetitions, meme making competition and e-quiz for school students,kitchen garden competition for all citizens and media outreach programmes.

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him, in the front and back row are advised to self-monitor andreport or contact 1070/102, if they come across any symptomslike fever, cough, breathing difficulty, Influenza Like Illness(ILI), Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) etc. Further, the District Administration is monitoring thepassengers seated in close vicinity over phone and throughfield staff, a press release from Deputy Commissioner (SA)said.

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clicks on the prompt "PAY NOW" he/she is redirected toBharatKosh-Non Tax Receipt Portal where he is provided withlist of payment gateway. After selecting choice payment gatewayhe has the option to make the payment through Internet banking,Credit Card, Debit Card of all major banks and Unified PaymentInterface (UPI) including BHIM. After successful completionof transaction, the consumer is redirected on to the website witha successful receipt of payment. In case of error/ non successful transaction, the consumersare advised to wait for 30 minutes and check their status byvisiting the 'Urjapay" portal. In case of failed transactions, theamount, if any, debited will be reversed within 3-7 days. In casethe amount is not reversed, they can file a grievance at "complaintsection" of urjapay or may send through email atitcellelepb@gmail.com. The facility is a boon for the people during the pandemic asthey need not have to stand in queues or travel to ElectricitySite Office or CSCs to pay the electricity bills. The facility has been implemented for the consumers of PortBlair region. Administration is taking action to gradually extendthe facility to the consumers of remaining Electricity Sub-Divisions throughout A&N Islands, a press release from OSD,IT said.

in nation building activities, for whichthey would receive a suitablehonorarium. The volunteers will be paidan honorarium of Rs. 5000/- per monthfor their engagement upto two years(including the period of training whichwill be for 4 weeks) in the identifieddevelopment activities. Representationfrom the weaker sections of the societyand gender balance is encouraged. In A&N Islands, in the year-2020, 28National Youth Volunteers (NYV) weredeployed in 6 Nehru Yuva Kendras,functioning in A&N Islands viz. SouthAndaman District (NYK Port Blair), inNorth And Middle Andaman District(Nehru Yuva Kendra Rangat, Diglipur)and in Nicobar District (Nehru YuvaKendra Car Nicobar, Kamorta andCampbell Bay). These NYKs facilitatesactivities for the overall development ofyouth. A good number of youth have beenassigned the responsibility for carryingout various woks such as linking YouthClub Members with employable skilldevelopment trainings, promotion &facilitating villagers to get benefitsunder Prime Minister FinancialInclusion Schemes, cleaning, digging ofwells for natural drinking water,maintenance & repair of graveyardGaracharma Village, cleanliness drivessapling plantation, generate awarenessand facilitate in protecting environment,blood donation, immunization ofchildren (0-5 yrs), facilitating into gettingVoters ID Cards by NYV, motivatingCashless Transactionto Youth Leaders, Swachh BharatAbhiyaan, Fit India Run, drug preventionawareness.

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Apart from this, the NYV were alsoassigned the responsibility to assist inCOVID-19 activities such as motivation fordownloading Arogya Setu App, createawareness for wearing face mask, handwashing, increasing the base of volunteers,taking care of elderly people, sanitationdrive, support to Panchayat and leaders fordistributing relief material duringlockdown, conducted awareness andeducation campaign on prevention ofCOVID -19 and combating stigma anddiscrimination in respect of COVID-19. The volunteers were also assignedresponsibility for organizing Nehru YuvaKendra Sangathan Core Programmes.(Source: NYK).

reviewed matters related to Education,MGNREGA works, network connectivityand COVID preparedness, a press releasefrom DC, Nicobars said.

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further expanded at various locations within Tehsils, toensure better penetration of this facility, a press release fromDC (N&M) Andaman said.

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As part of theobservance, so far,Anganwadi workershave completed door todoor survey of 4613households and 33Severely AcuteMalnourished childrenhave been identifiedduring the survey.After identification ofSAM children, theirheight and weight are being measured and recorded and counseling isbeing provided to the family members to bring the child within normalrange. The Anganwadi workers are carrying out counseling andencouraging the family to enroll the malnourished children in AnganwadiCenters, where they would be provided a range of services includingsupplementary nutrition and monthly growth monitoring. About 72 Poshan Panchayats have been organized across the UT duringthis month, to encourage local engagement in identification andmanagement of nutrition related issues locally. During the meeting, themembers were informed about the number of malnourished children inthat area and the services provided by the Anganwadi Centers. Apart fromthis, plantation drives were conducted in all villages in the presence ofPradhan, Child Development Project Officer, PRI members, MukhyaSevikas and community people. Online essay competition for schoolchildren was conducted in association with Department of Education onthe topics 'Importance of Hygiene and Sanitation for our health' and'Importance of Diet Diversity for Health'. School children were alsoencouraged to participate in e-quiz and meme making competitions throughthe MyGov portal. The Department of Rural Development and PanchayatiRaj has taken up the work of developing land and fencing of 253Anganwadi Centers, to promote Nutri-Gardens under the scheme ofMGNREGA. Krishi Vigyan Kendras have also conducted awareness programmes forimproving nutrition of children, pregnant women and lactating mothersat their respective centres. A competition on 'Selfie with Kitchen Garden'was organized which received enthusiastic participation from all cornersof the Islands besides live demonstration of setting up of Kitchen Garden,Vermi composting and fish waste to fish compost was organized inassociation with Department of Agriculture and Department of Fisheries. A month long media campaign is being carried out through print &electronic media. The Department of Health Services has also extendedits cooperation for all the activities in the best possible manner. The ANMsand ASHA workers are actively engaged in the growth monitoring ofchildren and providing counseling to parents of malnourished children.Anemia screening camps are being organized across the UT and PoshanDiwas is celebrated in all public health facilities. The Department of Tribal Welfare has also planned plantation drivesand awareness campaigns on Health and Nutrition in tribal settlements. The valedictory function of 'Poshan Maah' will be held on Sept. 30 tofelicitate the winners of various competitions as well as the lineDepartments for their active participation and contribution towardsachieving the objectives of ‘Poshan Abhiyaan’, a press release fromSecretary, Social Welfare said.

[PCCF(CRZ & FC)], Van Sadan, Haddo, Deputy Commissioner(Nicobar), Assistant Commissioner (Campbell bay), MemberSecretary (Pollution Control Committee), Chairman, TribalCouncil (Campbell Bay), Divisional Forest Officer (NicobarDivision) and Rangat Officer (Campbell Bay) for public andsuggestions have been invited from public and other stakeholderswithin a period of 30 days from the date of publication. This hasbeen published in the Daily Telegram on 21st August, 2020 forinformation of all public and stakeholders to submit theirsuggestions within 30 days. It is for the information of public and stakeholders that thepublic hearing will be conducted on 29th Sept, 2020 at 10 am inAPWD Guest House, Campbell Bay, a press release from Deptt.of Science & Technology.

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