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Regn. No. 34190/75 No. 216 Port Blair, Thursday, August 05, 2021 Web: dt.andaman.gov.in Rs. 3.00 Pages 4 C M Y K Light to moderate rainfall very likely over Port Blair. Generally cloudy sky. Maximum and Minimum temperature will be around 30°C and 26°C respectively on Thursday 05/08/2021. ...the Largest Circulating Daily of the Islands Since 1920s the Oldest Daily... Maximum Temperature (°C) of Date: 30.5 Minimum Temperature (°C) of Date: 25.7 Relative Humidity(%) at 0830 IST : 088 Relative Humidity(%) at 1730 IST : 083 Sunrise time on 05.08.2021 (in IST): 0507 Sunset time on 05.08.2021 (in IST): 1743 Rainfall upto 0830 hrs of date (last 24 hrs)- in mm: 006.3 Rainfall upto 1730 hrs of date in mm: 005.2 Rainfall (Progressive total from 1st January 21 upto 0830 hrs (of date) in mm: 1843.1 mm # Andaman Fights COVID 19 Use face mask & maintain 'do gaz ki doori '- Together we will fight COVID-19 Port Blair, Aug. 4 The Director (IP&T), Shri Alok Kumar briefing the media persons on COVID-19 status in the Islands held in the conference hall of IP&T here this evening stated that during the RT-PCR test conducted on 360 flight passengers, who arrived here yesterday, one positive case has been detected. RAT test was conducted on 349 Media briefed on COVID-19 One positive case detected during RT-PCR conducted on incoming flight passengers: Director (IP&T) passengers bound for North & Middle Andaman at Ferrargunj and no positive case was found. Today, 2 flights with 321 passengers arrived here and the result of RT-PCR reports are awaited. The mobile testing team conducted random sample test at Austinabad and Brookshabad areas today on 92 persons and all the reports were negative. Speaking about Port Blair, Aug. 4 In order to ensure containment measures of isolation and social distancing in the Nicobars District with continuous focus on the fivefold strategy for effective management of COVID- 19 i.e. Test-Track-Treat- Vaccination and adherence to COVID appropriate behavior to control any surge of the cases of COVID-19 again and also to prevent any disturbance to the peace and tranquility and taking into consideration the request of the public representatives and Lockdown/restricted movement shall continue to be in force in District of Nicobars till further orders Shops selling essential and non-essential items allowed to open between 6 am & 10 pm Parks/Playgrounds/Stadiums/Gyms and yoga institutes shall be permitted till 10 pm with 50% capacity and strict adherence to COVID appropriate behaviour general public, Shri Yash Chaudhary, District Magistrate, Nicobars District, in exercise of the powers vested U/s 144 of Cr.P.C., has ordered that lockdown/restricted movement shall continue to be in force in the entire District of Nicobars from 04.08.2021 with no movement of men and materials between 11 pm to 6 am except for those specified. Shops selling essential and non- essential items shall be allowed to open between 6 am & 10 pm by observing COVID appropriate behavior. It shall be the sole responsibility of the owner/In-Charge of the shop/business establishment to ensure its compliance and shall be held responsible for any isolation and he/she shall be liable to be fined to the tune of Rs. 50,000/- in addition to sealing of the shop/ establishment for a period of 14 days by the Executive Magistrate and shall be liable for action under DM Act. Movement shall be allowed after 10 pm for medical emergency cases. All POL outlets shall be opened from 6 am to 10 pm. Movement of private medical personnel such as Doctors, nursing staff, paramedics etc. attached with diagnostic centres and clinics, veterinary clinics shall be allowed after 10 pm. Port services will continue to operate as usual and both essential and non-essential cargo can be moved in and out of port, as per requirement for loading/ unloading/clearing of cargo and the same shall be permitted till 10 pm only. For any relaxation in case of exigency, prior permission of Assistant Commissioner concerned may be obtained. Godowns and allied New Delhi, Aug. 4 (PIB) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for continuation of the revised Samagra Shiksha Scheme for a period of five years i.e., from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with a total financial outlay of Rs.2,94,283.04 crore which includes Central share of Rs.1,85,398.32 Cabinet approves continuation of Samagra Shiksha Scheme for School Education from 1 st April, 2021 to 31 st March, 2026 Scheme covers 1.16 million schools, over 156 million students and 5.7 million Teachers of Govt. & Aided schools crore.The scheme covers 1.16 million schools, over 156 million students and 5.7 million Teachers of Govt. and Aided schools (from pre- primary to senior secondary level). The Samagra Shiksha scheme is an integrated scheme for school education covering the entire gamut from pre-school to class XII. The scheme treats school education as a continuum and is in accordance with Sustainable Development Goal for Education (SDG-4). The scheme not only provides support for the implementation of the RTE Act but has also been aligned with the recommendations of NEP 2020 to ensure that all children have access to quality education with an equitable and inclusive classroom environment which should take care of their diverse background, multilingual needs, different academic abilities and make them active participants in the learning process. The major interventions, across all levels of school education, proposed under the scheme are: (i) Universal Access i n c l u d i n g Infrastructure Development and Retention; (ii) Foundational Literacy and Numeracy, (iii) Gender and Equity; (iv) Inclusive Education; (v) Quality and Innovation; (vi) Financial support for Teacher Salary; (vii) Digital initiatives; (viii) RTE Entitlements including uniforms, textbooks etc.; (ix) Support for ECCE; (x) Vocational Education; (xi) Sports and Physical Education; (xii) Strengthening of Teacher Education and Training; (xiii) Monitoring; (xiv) P ro g r a m m e Management; and (xv) National Component. Port Blair, Aug. 4 The Department of Social Welfare is providing institutional and social security services to the vulnerable sections of the society especially women, children, Divyangjan and Senior Citizens. As part of it, Directorate of Social Welfare is maintaining Child Care Institutions (CCIs) for children in need of care and protection which provides free boarding, lodging, health care, education, logistic support and facilities for extra - curricular activities in a dignified manner for ensuring their holistic Secretary (Social Welfare) interacts with inmates of Balika Niketan - the Child Care Institution for Girls Applauds talents of children in arts, culture & crafts; directs Department to provide required facilities for skill development developments. Ms. Veditha Reddy, Secretary (SW) and Shri Prateek Raj Yadav, Director (SW) inspected Balika Niketan, Dollygunj, under Social Welfare Department, a CCI exclusively setup for girls in need of care and protection yesterday. She interacted with the inmates and had a personal look of the facilities provided in this CCI. While interacting with inmates, she applauded the talents of the children in arts, culture & crafts and directed the Department to provide required facilities for the development of skills and talents inhibited in them especially for proper arrangements for home tuitions during COVID period, indoor and outdoor games and development of creative activities. She also Port Blair, Aug. 4 Vermicomposting is a great way to improve the flavour, yield and overall health of plants and vegetables. The finished product from the vermicomposting process is called vermicast (worm castings). Vermicast is a very desirable soil amendment that increases the biodiversity and fertility of the soil. Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase-II, said to be the world's largest behavioural change & Flagship programme, will focus on scalable and commercially viable solutions to make the sanitation economy attractive to private businesses. The program Vermicomposting- A source of alternative income for women will strive to generate revenue through Solid Waste Management activities. One such example is of the two SHG's namely Star SHG & Sanis SHG which are conducting vermicomposting in the two compost pits of Shivapuram Cluster at Gram Panchayat Shivapuram, under Rangat Block in the North & Middle Andaman District. They do compost mainly by using dry & wet cow dung, dry grass, earthworms etc. Rural women can play a vital role in vermicomposting as they make major efforts for development and production. Vermicomposting enterprise is a relatively vaccination drive which is being conducted smoothly in Isles, the Secretary said 968 persons were vaccinated today till 3 pm, out of which, 653 were in the age group of 18-44. The Deputy Director, GB Pant Hospital, Dr. Amitabha De said there is no corona patient in GB Pant Hospital while one patient is being taken care of at ITI COVID Care Centre. Port Blair, Aug. 4 The Department of Art & Culture, A&N Administration has invited applications from the cultural organizations of A&N Islands seeking financial assistance in the form of GIA for the year 2021-22. As per the GIA Notification, Grant- in-Aid @ Rs.25,000/- each Applications invited from Cultural Organizations of A&N Islands for financial assistance in the form of Grant -in-Aid will be released to Cultural Organizations which have registered office in Andaman & Nicobar Islands with the objective of propagation of Art & Culture, National Integration and Communal Harmony and which are active in such endeavor for a period of not less than one year. The Cultural organizations shall send application in the prescribed format enclosing Utilization Certificate in GFR-12A for the details of GIA released in the previous year alongwith the Audited statement of the Port Blair, Aug. 4 State Bank of India, Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI) Port Blair will be conducting free beauty parlour course for unemployed women of A&N Islands and also issue course certificate. The training programme will be conducted by SBI RSETI under the guidelines of Ministry of Rural Development. People belonging to BPL and Self Help Groups will be given preference. Interested and prospective candidates have been advised to contact SBI- RSETI office landline no. 03192-236723 between 10 am to 6 pm or visit SBI - RSETI, 2 nd floor, SBI Regional Business Office, SBI Complex, Mohanpura, Aberdeen Bazaar, a press release from SBI-RSETI said. SBI-RSETI to conduct free beautician course for unemployed women Port Blair, Aug. 4 As per the direction of the Hon'ble Mediation and Conciliation Committee of the Hon'ble High Court, Calcutta in implementation of the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, a Mediation Desk for settlement of the matrimonial disputes at Pre-litigation stage was inaugurated on Aug. 2 at ADR Center of District Legal Services Authority, A & N Islands 'PRAYAS' Port Blair. The inaugural function was held in the presence of Shri Subash Kumar Kar, Ld. District & Sessions Judge-cum- Chairman, District Legal Services Authority, A & N Islands, Shri Sudipta Kumar De, Secretary Law -cum -Member Secretary, State Legal Services Authority, A & N Islands, Shri. Bijoyesh Ghosal, Ld. Pre-litigation Mediation Desk/Clinic for settlement of matrimonial disputes at pre-litigation stage inaugurated Registrar, Hon'ble Calcutta High Court, Circuit Bench at Port Blair, Shri. Prasanta Kumar Sil, Ld. Judge, Family Court, Port Blair, Shri. Ayan Majumder, Ld. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Port Blair- cum- Secretary, DLSA, Shri Tanumoy Karmakar, Judicial Magistrate First Class 2 nd Court, Port Blair, Shri. Md. Nurjaman Khan Ld. Judicial Magistrate First Class 1 st Court, Port Blair and Shri. Indranil Ray, Ld. Judicial Magistrate First Class, Addl. Court, Port Blair, Shri. Krishna Rao, Ld. Govt. Pleader & Public Prosecutor, A & N Islands and Mediator. All the speakers Port Blair, Aug. 4 The Department of Fisheries organized a Training-cum- Demonstration of Seaweed Cultivation for the field officials of the Department, farmers, fishers, and women beneficiaries in the Community Hall of Namunaghar, Gram Panchayat yesterday. Dr. K. Gopal, Joint Director (Fisheries) explained about the benefits of Training-cum-Demonstration Prog. on Seaweed Cultivation held seaweed cultivation and the proposed plan of Department for propagating seaweed culture in A&N Islands. 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Regn. No. 34190/75 No. 216 Port Blair, Thursday, August 05, 2021 Web: dt.andaman.gov.in Rs. 3.00 Pages 4

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Light to moderate rainfall very likely over Port Blair.Generally cloudy sky. Maximum and Minimumtemperature will be around 30°C and 26°Crespectively on Thursday 05/08/2021.

...the Largest Circulating Daily of the Islands

Since 1920s the Oldest Daily...Maximum Temperature (°C) of Date: 30.5Minimum Temperature (°C) of Date: 25.7Relative Humidity(%) at 0830 IST : 088Relative Humidity(%) at 1730 IST : 083Sunrise time on 05.08.2021 (in IST): 0507Sunset time on 05.08.2021 (in IST): 1743Rainfall upto 0830 hrs of date (last 24 hrs)- in mm: 006.3Rainfall upto 1730 hrs of date in mm: 005.2Rainfall (Progressive total from 1st January 21 upto0830 hrs (of date) in mm: 1843.1 mm

# Andaman Fights COVID 19 Use face mask & maintain 'do gaz ki doori'- Together we will fight COVID-19

Port Blair, Aug. 4 The Director (IP&T),Shri Alok Kumar briefingthe media persons onCOVID-19 status in theIslands held in theconference hall of IP&There this evening statedthat during the RT-PCR testconducted on 360 flightpassengers, who arrivedhere yesterday, onepositive case has beendetected. RAT test wasconducted on 349

Media briefed on COVID-19One positive case detected during RT-PCR conducted

on incoming flight passengers: Director (IP&T)passengers bound forNorth & Middle Andamanat Ferrargunj and nopositive case was found.Today, 2 flights with 321passengers arrived hereand the result of RT-PCRreports are awaited. Themobile testing teamconducted randomsample test at Austinabadand Brookshabad areastoday on 92 persons and allthe reports were negative. Speaking about

Port Blair, Aug. 4 In order to ensurecontainment measures ofisolation and socialdistancing in the NicobarsDistrict with continuousfocus on the fivefoldstrategy for effectivemanagement of COVID-19 i.e. Test-Track-Treat-Vaccination andadherence to COVIDappropriate behavior tocontrol any surge of thecases of COVID-19 againand also to prevent anydisturbance to the peaceand tranquility and takinginto consideration therequest of the publicrepresentatives and

Lockdown/restricted movement shall continue tobe in force in District of Nicobars till further orders Shops selling essential and non-essential items allowed to openbetween 6 am & 10 pm Parks/Playgrounds/Stadiums/Gyms and yogainstitutes shall be permitted till 10 pm with 50% capacity and strictadherence to COVID appropriate behaviour

general public, Shri YashChaudhary, DistrictMagistrate, NicobarsDistrict, in exercise of thepowers vested U/s 144 ofCr.P.C., has ordered thatlo ckdo wn/re st r i c t edmovement shall continueto be in force in the entireDistrict of Nicobars from04.08.2021 with nomovement of men andmaterials between 11 pmto 6 am except for thosespecified. Shops sellingessential and non-essential items shall beallowed to open between6 am & 10 pm byobserving COVIDappropriate behavior.

It shall be the soleresponsibility of theowner/In-Charge of thes h o p / b u s i n e s sestablishment to ensureits compliance and shallbe held responsible forany isolation and he/sheshall be liable to be finedto the tune of Rs. 50,000/-in addition to sealingof the shop/establishment for a periodof 14 days by theExecutive Magistrate andshall be liable for actionunder DM Act.Movement shall beallowed after 10 pm formedical emergency cases. All POL outlets shall be

opened from 6 am to 10pm. Movement of privatemedical personnel suchas Doctors, nursing staff,paramedics etc. attachedwith diagnostic centresand clinics, veterinaryclinics shall be allowedafter 10 pm. Port serviceswill continue to operate asusual and both essentialand non-essential cargocan be moved in and outof port, as perrequirement for loading/unloading/clearing ofcargo and the same shallbe permitted till 10 pmonly. For any relaxation incase of exigency, priorpermission of AssistantCommissioner concernedmay be obtained.Godowns and allied

New Delhi, Aug. 4(PIB) The CabinetCommittee onEconomic Affairs ,chaire d by PrimeMinis ter , ShriNarendra Modi, hasgiven its approval forcontinuation of there vise d SamagraShiksha Scheme for aperiod of five yearsi.e., from 2021-22 to2025-26 with a totalfinancial out lay ofRs.2,94,283.04 crorewhich includesCe ntra l share ofR s . 1 , 8 5 , 3 9 8 . 3 2

Cabinet approves continuation of SamagraShiksha Scheme for School Education from

1st April, 2021 to 31st March, 2026Scheme covers 1.16 million schools, over 156 million students

and 5.7 million Teachers of Govt. & Aided schoolscrore .The sche mecovers 1 .16 millionschools , over 1 56million students and5.7 million Teachersof Govt. and Aidedschools (from pre-primary to seniorsecondary level). The SamagraShiksha scheme is anintegrated scheme forschool educationcovering the entiregamut from pre-schoolto class XII . Thescheme treats schooleducation a s acontinuum and is inaccordance with

S u s t a i n a b l eDevelopment Goal forEducation (SDG-4).The scheme not onlyprovides support forthe implementation ofthe RTE Act but hasalso been aligned withthe recommendationsof NEP 2020 to ensurethat all children haveaccess to quali tyeducation with anequitable a ndinclusive classroomenvironment whichshould take care ofthe ir diverseb a c k g r o u n d ,multilingual needs,

differe nt a cade micabilities a nd m akethem a ctivepa rtic ipants in thelearning process. The majorinterventions, acrossall levels of schooleducation, proposedunder the scheme are:(i) Universal Accessi n c l u d i n gI n f r a s t r u c t u r eDe velopme nt a ndRe tention ; ( i i )Foundational Literacyand Numeracy, (iii)Gender and Equity;(iv) Inclus iveEducation; (v) Quality

and Innovation; (vi)Financial support forTeacher Salary; (vii)Digita l initia tive s ;(vi ii) RTEE n t i t l e m e n t sincluding uniforms,textbooks etc . ; ( ix )Support for ECCE; (x)Vocational Education;(x i) Sports a ndPhysical Education;(xii) Strengthening ofTea cher Educationand Training; (xiii)Monitor ing; (x iv)P r o g r a m m eMa nage ment; a nd(xv) Na tionalComponent.

Port Blair, Aug. 4 The Department ofSocial Welfare isproviding institutionaland social securityservices to the vulnerablesections of the societyespecially women,children, Divyangjanand Senior Citizens. Aspart of it, Directorate ofSocial Welfare ismaintaining Child CareInstitutions (CCIs) forchildren in need of careand protection whichprovides free boarding,lodging, health care,education, logisticsupport and facilities forextra - curricular activitiesin a dignified manner forensuring their holistic

Secretary (Social Welfare) interactswith inmates of Balika Niketan - the

Child Care Institution for Girls Applauds talents of children in arts, culture & crafts; directs

Department to provide required facilities for skill development

developments. Ms. Veditha Reddy,Secretary (SW) and ShriPrateek Raj Yadav,Director (SW) inspectedBalika Niketan,Dollygunj, under SocialWelfare Department, aCCI exclusively setup forgirls in need of care andprotection yesterday. She

interacted with theinmates and had apersonal look of thefacilities provided in thisCCI. While interactingwith inmates, sheapplauded the talents ofthe children in arts,culture & crafts anddirected the Departmentto provide required

facilities for thedevelopment of skillsand talents inhibited inthem especially forproper arrangements forhome tuitions duringCOVID period, indoorand outdoor games anddevelopment of creativeactivities. She also

Port Blair, Aug. 4 Vermicomposting is agreat way to improve theflavour, yield and overallhealth of plants andvegetables. The finishedproduct from thev e r m i c o m p o s t i n gprocess is calledvermicast (wormcastings). Vermicast is avery desirable soilamendment thatincreases the biodiversityand fertility of the soil. Swachh BharatMission (Grameen)Phase-II, said to be theworld's largestbehavioural change &Flagship programme,will focus on scalable andcommercially viablesolutions to make thesanitation economyattractive to privatebusinesses. The program

Vermicomposting- A source ofalternative income for women

will strive to generaterevenue through SolidWaste Managementactivities. One such example isof the two SHG's namelyStar SHG & Sanis SHGwhich are conductingvermicomposting in thetwo compost pits ofShivapuram Cluster atGram PanchayatShivapuram, underRangat Block in the North

& Middle AndamanDistrict. They docompost mainly byusing dry & wet cowdung, dry grass,earthworms etc. Ruralwomen can play a vitalrole in vermicompostingas they make majorefforts for developmentand production. Vermicompostingenterprise is a relatively

vaccination drive which isbeing conducted smoothlyin Isles, the Secretary said968 persons werevaccinated today till 3 pm,out of which, 653 were inthe age group of 18-44. The Deputy Director,GB Pant Hospital, Dr.Amitabha De said there isno corona patient in GBPant Hospital while onepatient is being taken careof at ITI COVID CareCentre.

Port Blair, Aug. 4 The Department ofArt & Culture, A&NAdministration hasinvited applications fromthe cultural organizationsof A&N Islands seekingfinancial assistance inthe form of GIA for theyear 2021-22. As per theGIA Notification, Grant-in-Aid @ Rs.25,000/- each

Applications invited from CulturalOrganizations of A&N Islands for financial

assistance in the form of Grant -in-Aidwill be released toCultural Organizationswhich have registeredoffice in Andaman &Nicobar Islands with theobjective of propagationof Art & Culture, NationalIntegration andCommunal Harmonyand which are active insuch endeavor for aperiod of not less than

one year. The Culturalorganizations shall sendapplication in theprescribed formatenclosing UtilizationCertificate in GFR-12Afor the details of GIAreleased in the previousyear alongwith theAudited statement of the

Port Blair, Aug. 4 State Bank of India,Rural Self EmploymentTraining Institute (RSETI)Port Blair will beconducting free beautyparlour course forunemployed women ofA&N Islands and alsoissue course certificate.The training programmewill be conducted by SBIRSETI under theguidelines of Ministry ofRural Development.

People belonging to BPLand Self Help Groups willbe given preference.Interested and prospectivecandidates have beenadvised to contact SBI-RSETI office landline no.03192-236723 between 10am to 6 pm or visit SBI -RSETI, 2nd floor, SBIRegional Business Office,SBI Complex,Mohanpura, AberdeenBazaar, a press releasefrom SBI-RSETI said.

SBI-RSETI to conduct free beauticiancourse for unemployed women

Port Blair, Aug. 4 As per the directionof the Hon'bleMediation andConciliation Committeeof the Hon'ble HighCourt, Calcutta inimplementation of thedirections of the Hon'bleSupreme Court, aMediation Desk forsettlement of thematrimonial disputes atPre-litigation stage wasinaugurated on Aug. 2 atADR Center of DistrictLegal ServicesAuthority, A & N Islands'PRAYAS' Port Blair. The inauguralfunction was held in thepresence of Shri SubashKumar Kar, Ld. District& Sessions Judge-cum-Chairman, DistrictLegal ServicesAuthority, A & NIslands, Shri SudiptaKumar De, SecretaryLaw -cum -MemberSecretary, State LegalServices Authority, A &N Islands, Shri.Bijoyesh Ghosal, Ld.

Pre-litigation Mediation Desk/Clinic forsettlement of matrimonial disputes at

pre-litigation stage inaugurated

Registrar, Hon'bleCalcutta High Court,Circuit Bench at PortBlair, Shri. PrasantaKumar Sil, Ld. Judge,Family Court, Port Blair,Shri. Ayan Majumder,Ld. Chief JudicialMagistrate, Port Blair-cum- Secretary, DLSA,Shri TanumoyKarmakar, JudicialMagistrate First Class2nd Court, Port Blair,Shri. Md. NurjamanKhan Ld. JudicialMagistrate First Class 1st

Court, Port Blair andShri. Indranil Ray, Ld.Judicial Magistrate FirstClass, Addl. Court, PortBlair, Shri. Krishna Rao,Ld. Govt. Pleader &

Public Prosecutor, A & NIslands and Mediator.All the speakers

Port Blair, Aug. 4 The Department ofFisheries organized aT r a i n i n g - c u m -Demonstration ofSeaweed Cultivation forthe field officials of theDepartment, farmers,fishers, and womenbeneficiaries in theCommunity Hall ofNamunaghar, GramPanchayat yesterday. Dr.K. Gopal, Joint Director(Fisheries) explainedabout the benefits of

Training-cum-Demonstration Prog. onSeaweed Cultivation held

seaweed cultivation andthe proposed plan ofDepartment forpropagating seaweedculture in A&N Islands.

Shri Abdul Salam,Assistant Director ofFisheries (HQ-I) detailedabout the financial

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vaMeku rFkk fudksckj iz’kklu ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ADMINISTRATION

Lkfpoky;/SECRETARIAT Health Bulletin For Containment Of

(No. 492/04th August 2021) COVID-19 STATUS OF ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS AS ON 04.08.2021

> Status of Cases : Details of Second Wave since: 01.03.2021

Active new case in last 24 Hours 01 Discharges in last 24 hours 03

Total confirmed cases 2547 Total Discharges 2476

Total Active case as on date 04 Total Deaths 67

Cumulative since March 2020 Details On 03rd Aug 2021 On 04th Aug 2021 Total

Confirmed Cases 7540 01 7541 Cured/Discharged from Hospital 7405 03 7408 Death 129 00 129 > Clinical Management of Cases :

Name of District Isolation Beds Available Occupied Vacant North & Middle Andaman 286 00 286 South Andaman 5583 04 5579 Nicobar 507 00 507 Total 6376 04 6372 > Status of Sample and Testing: Total Samples sent till date 445987 Total Reports received till date 445987 Total Pending Reports 0 Rate of Testing Per Million 1114968 Cumulative Test Positivity Rate 1.69% COWIN 1.0 > Vaccination Status Total population 4,00,000 Target Beneficiaries 2,81,603(Approx) Cumulative Beneficiaries vaccinated so far 3,00,146 -- Cumulative Beneficiaries vaccinated with 1st Dose so far 2,05,387 72.93 Cumulative Beneficiaries vaccinated with 2nd Dose so far 94,759 46.14 % of population vaccinated -- 51.35 >Passengers screened at VSI Airport & Haddo Wharf

Details From 25th May 2020 to 03rd Aug 2021 On 04th Aug 2021 Total Incoming Passengers

a) VSI Airport b) Haddo Wharf

264400

1032

325

0

264725

1032 Outward Passengers

a) VSI Airport b) Haddo Wharf

279214

928

343

0

279557

928 (On 04.08.2021, 321 passengers were retested by RTPCR at Airport)

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ThursdayAugust 05, 2021Daily Telegrams

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ONLINE STUDY SCHEDULE ON 05.08.2021

The following study contents is available at Cable TV, Doordarshan as well as in the Education Department’s Official You Tube channel “AN Education Dept Andaman” The students, parents and all stakeholders are hereby requested to make use of this facility to the maximum extent for the benefit of enhancing teaching-learning activity during this lockdown period. Class Subject Topic YouTube Link Media

I English Three Little Pigs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzTtYAqY53Y -----

II Maths Counting in groups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqiaCCiSnr8 -----

III EVS Saying without Speaking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgAvIApb1e8

All India Radio (9 a.m. – 10 a.m.)

V Hindi Jahan chah Wahan Raah-2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LaoP72tECU

All India Radio (9 a.m. – 10 a.m.)

VI Science Sorting materials into groups

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQQwnnms5Vw

All India Radio (9 a.m. – 10 a.m.)

VII English Expert Detectives-1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-Pjl4u7cT4

All India Radio (9 a.m. – 10 a.m.)

VIII English BipinChoudhury's Lapse of Memory-3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aElcZtuyw4

Cable TV (City Cable TV) 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

IX Social Science French Revolution https://www.youtube.com/wa

tch?v=eHfswELZKKI Cable TV (City Cable TV) 10.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.

IX Maths Coordinate Geometry-2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pZVWX3N1z4

Cable TV (City Cable TV) 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. / DD 4 p.m.

XI Chemistry Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry-5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFOLZ7ZvicI

Cable TV (City Cable TV) 11.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.

XII Physics Electric Flux & Field problem Solving

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL_HCWCGuEw

Cable TV (City Cable TV) 12 Noon and 8 p.m. / DD 4.30 p.m.

XII Political Science

Challenges of Nation Building

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_gPCdj-4iU

Cable TV (City Cable TV) 12.30p.m. and 8.30 p.m.

All Class Craft Mask Making https://www.youtube.com/wa

tch?v=-dQ-NArHqTw -----

Students who have missed the classes on Doordarshan/Cable TV can access the same contents on the department’s online repository at https://educationssis.andaman.gov.in/OnlineClass.aspx

Port Blair, Aug. 4 Ms. Deepika Kishan,R/o Bambooflatcommitted suicide at herresidence on July 30, 2021and a UDFIR wasregistered at PSB a m b o o f l a t .Investigations done so farhave prima-facierevealed that deceasedwas in a relationship withSub-Inspector of A&NPolice. It has also come to

Deepika suicide case: FIR U/s 306 IPCfiled against Sub-Inspector

notice that this Sub-Inspector wassimultaneously havingrelationship with anotherwoman. This made thedeceased apprehensive.She sought help ofhusband of the woman insorting her relationship.As per the husband ofother woman, on the dayof the suicide, thedeceased took her ownphotograph with her

dupatta tied around herneck and mentioned thatshe is committingsuicide and the womanwill never be happy forruining her life. A case FIR No. 45/21dated 03/08/2021 U/s306 IPC has beenregistered at PSBambooflat against theSub-Inspector, a pressrelease from SP (SA)said.

Port Blair, Aug. 4 The vaccination driveis continuing smoothly inA&N Islands. As per dataavailable, a total of3,00,146 doses of vaccinehave been administeredto beneficiaries so far inA&N Islands, out of thetarget beneficiaries of 2,81, 603 (approx.). A total

3,00,146 doses of vaccines administeredto beneficiaries in Isles so far

95,950 people in the age groupof 18 to 44 inoculated

of 1141 people werevaccinated today in A&NIslands. 998 beneficiarieswere vaccinated in SouthAndaman District, out ofwhich 683 beneficiarieswere in the age group of18-44 years. Similarly, 60beneficiaries werevaccinated in North &Middle Andaman

District. In NicobarDistrict, 83 beneficiarieswere vaccinated, out ofwhich, 55 were in the agegroup of 18-44 years. Atotal of 95,950 eligiblepeople in the age groupof 18 to 44 years havebeen vaccinated till date,a press release fromDHS said.

Port Blair, Aug. 4 The District ChildProtection Unit underDistrict Administration,South Andamancelebrated Friendship Dayat Capstone ChildrenHome today. The aimbehind celebration of'Friendship Day' is toinculcate a sense ofbelonging and securityamong the children and toprovide them anopportunity to experiencethe value of relationship.Early childhoodfriendship contribute tothe children's quality oflife and ability to adjust

DCPU (SA) celebrates Friendship Day atCapstone Children Home

and learn sharing,cooperation, listening toothers and to reciprocatetheir feeling and emotionsin a positive way. Theprogramme began withfun activity followed bythe memory games andpuzzle games. Altogether17 children participated inthe programme actively. The District

Administration SouthAndaman ensures toconduct suchprogrammes in future, atChild Care Institutionwhich would helpchildren to build healthyrelationships, and givevalue and respect tofeeling and emotions ofothers, a press releasefrom DC (SA) said.

new enterprise that is spreading rapidly amongwomen in rural areas. As the vermicompostingenterprise is less expensive in terms of costs andrelatively more intensive in terms of labour, itprovides them fair employment with lessinvestment. Therefore, through SBM (G), the RuralDevelopment department intends to promotevermicomposting as a major solid wastemanagement technique for ensuring sanitation &livelihood of rural populace, a press release fromSecretary (RD) said.

Vermicomposting- A source ...(Contd. from page 1)

establishments which are permitted as per said Order can operate till 10 pm fornon-business purposes and should not cater to any customers. Only internaloperations, receiving/dispatching of stocks etc. shall be permitted. For anyrelaxation in case of exigency, prior permission of Assistant Commissionerconcerned may be obtained. Establishments violating this provision shall beliable for fine of Rs.25,000/- For any relaxation in case of exigency, prior permissionof Assistant Commissioner-concerned may be obtained. Construction activities shall be permitted till 10 pm. Construction activities ofnational importance and strategic projects beyond 10 pm shall be permitted withprior permission of respective Assistant Commissioners. Movement of personsinvolved with Guest House/Hotels/Restaurants and Mess for home delivery offood shall be allowed till 10 pm. Dine-in shall be permitted between 6 am to 10pm only, subject to 50% of the seating capacity and strict adherence of COVIDappropriate behaviours. However, take away/parcel service and home deliveryshould be encouraged. It shall be the sole responsibility of the owner/In-Chargeof the shop/business establishment to ensure its compliance and he/she shall beheld responsible for any violation and shall be liable to be fined to the tune ofRs.50,000/- in addition to sealing of the shop/establishment for a period of 14 daysby the Executive Magistrate and shall also be liable for action under DM Act. Public Transport/Buses shall be allowed to ply with strict adherence to theSOPs issued in this regard by the Transport Department. All Parks/Playgrounds/Stadiums/Gyms and yoga institutes shall be permitted till 10 pm with 50% capacityand strict adherence to COVID appropriate behaviours. Any person violating theabove directions shall be liable for fine to the tune of Rs.1,000/-, whereas theorganisation shall be fined to the tune of Rs.25,000/-. Last rites/funerals shall bepermitted with a maximum of 20 persons with strict adherence of to COVIDappropriate behaviours. All Religious places/places of worship are allowed toopen till 10 pm with 25 persons at a time along with priest for offering prayers.Wearing of face masks, maintaining social distancing, provision of thermalscanning and use of hand wash and sanitizers will be mandatory. TheManagement Committee of the religious places shall be responsible to ensurestrict compliance and any violations of the directions shall be liable for fine to thetune of Rs. 25,000/- payable by the Committee. In view of the emergent circumstances, this order is being issued ex-parte andis addressed to the public in general. Further, the Superintendent of Police/Sub-Divisional Magistrate/Executive Magistrates and all authorities concerned shallensure strict compliance of this order and shall adequately inform and sensitizethe field functionaries to note that these restrictions fundamentally relate tomovement of people, but not to that of essential services. Any disobedience of the above orders shall invite penal action u/s 188 of IndianPenal Code, 1860 and the relevant provisions of the Disaster Management Act,2005 against the violator(s) and also fines shall also be imposed as per OrderNo.27 dt. 23rd April 2021. This order shall come in force in the Nicobars Districtfrom 4th August 2021 and shall be effective till further orders.

Lockdown/restricted movement shall continue... (Contd. from page 1)

advised for the optimal utilization of the services ofthe staff posted in the Balika Niketan complex forthe benefit of the inmates. Besides, Secretary (SW) inspected AnganwadiCentre at Garacharma and appreciated theinfrastructure facilities available with the centre. Sheurged the Anganwadi functionaries to provide thepackage of services available with AnganwadiCentres such as Supplementary Nutrition,Nutritional Assessment etc. as per the schematicguidelines and to ensure that these services reachesthe grass root level. The Secretary also planted some fruit bearingsaplings in the premises of Balika Niketan andAnganwadi Centre at Garacharma as part of thecampaign 'Save a seed, Plant trees' for making A&NIslands self reliant in fruits and vegetables, a pressrelease from Directorate of Social Welfare said.

Secretary (Social Welfare) interacts...(Contd. from page 1)

explained about the aims and objectives of thesetting up of Mediation Desk/Clinic. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authorityis the coordinator of the Desk/Clinic and willsupervise the Desk/Clinic, DLSA. The programmeconcluded with an interactive session, a pressrelease from Secretary, DLSA said.

Pre-litigation Mediation Desk...(Contd. from page 1)

24x7 CONTROL ROOM NUMBERS: 240126/ 232102 / 1077/ 1070(Source: Directorate of Health Services)

last financial year comprising of Receipt & Payment statement, income &Expenditure statement, Balance sheet and Annual report of activities of theOrganization for the year 2020-21 month wise with supporting documents whichare mandatory. All Cultural Organizations should also be registered on PFMSportal and NGP-PS Portal (NGO Darpan): www.ngo.india.gov.in before applyingfor Grant-in Aid. The PFMS Unique Agency Code, and Unique ID of DarpanPortal to be quoted mandatorily by Organizations in its application. ThePrescribed format may be downloaded from the website www.andaman.gov.in. The duly filled in applications should reach the Directorate of Art & Culture,Cellular Jail Complex on or before 31st August, 2021, a press release from Director(Art & Culture) said.

Applications invited from Cultural Organizations ... (Contd. from page 1)

support available under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) forseaweed culture and project being implemented by CSMCRI for identificationof suitable sites, standardization of culture techniques and selection of speciesfor taking up the activity in the Islands.

During the programme, live demonstration was conducted by theCSMCRI team on the fabrication of rafts, insertion of seedlings followed by videopresentation on seaweed farming activities being carried out in MandappamCoast, Tamil Nadu. The participants raised queries regarding marketing of theharvest and clearances required from Government agencies for undertaking theactivity which were clarified on the spot. The Joint Director (Fisheries) assured allcooperation and assistance from the Department of Fisheries to the beneficiariesfor taking up seaweed cultivation as an option for additional income. The trainingprogramme was followed by field visit to the seed bank facility at Hathi Tappu. The programme was coordinated by Shri C. Hamza, Assistant Director ofFisheries, South Andaman. The programme was attended by 35 villagers and 15officials from the Department of Fisheries, a press release from Directorate ofFisheries said.

Training-cum-Demonstration Prog.... (Contd. from page 1)

Tokyo, Aug. 4 In Tokyo Olympic,Boxer Lovlina Borgohainhas bagged a BronzeMedal in welterweight 69kilogram category aftershe lost to WorldChampion BusenazSurmeneli of Turkey insemi-finals today. This isthe third medal for thecountry. Earlier, PV Sindhuwon a Bronze Medal inBadminton while Mira BaiChanu lifted a SilverMedal in weightlifting. On the 12th day today,Indian players began theircampaign withimpressive wins in their

Tokyo Olympics: Boxer Lovlina Borgohainbags Bronze Medal in welterweight category

respective games. In Wrestling, India'sRavi Dahiya defeatedNurislam Sanayev ofKazakhstan in the semi-finals of the men'sFreestyle 57kg wrestling.He has assured thecountry of at least a silvermedal by qualifying forthe final. However, in

another semi-finalDeepak Punia lost toTaylor III David Morrisof USA in 86 kg category10-0. Anshu Singh lost toIryna Kurachkina ofBelarus in Women'sfreestyle 57 kilogram. Promising athleteNeeraj Chopra sealed anautomatic qualificationfor the Men's Javelinethrow finals by throwing86.65 metres in his firstattempt. Indian Women'sHockey team lost toArgentina by 2-1 to faceGreat Britain in BronzeMedal Match.

Port Blair, Aug. 4 JNRM is a premierInstitute of these Islandsand has been accredited'A' grade by NAAC andranked among top 150colleges in the country.The college offers under-graduate degree coursesin 18 disciplines i.e. B.A(English, Hindi, Bengali,Tamil, Political Science,Historical Studies andEconomics), B.Sc.(Geography, Physics,Mathematics, PlantScience, Zoology,Chemistry and HomeScience), BCA(Computer Applications),B.Com (Commerce), BBA(Tourism & TravelManagement) and BPES(Physical Education). Prospectus and otherinformation regarding

Admission to UG Courses in JNRM;last date for online submission of

application is Aug. 25eligibility criteria can beviewed or bedownloaded from thecollege websitewww.jnrm.and.nic.inand Common CollegeAdmission Portal (CCAP)url:collegeadmission.andaman.gov.in. Candidates seekingadmission to UG coursescan apply online by loginonto http://collegeadmission.andaman.gov.in. The last date for onlinesubmission of theApplication Form foradmission to Under-graduate Courses is 25/08/2021. No Applicationwill be received orentertained directly(offline) in the college, apress release fromPrincipal, JNRM said.

Port Blair, Aug. 4 Women Self-HelpGroups (SHGs) are animportant and effectivetool to promote womenempowerment, socialmobilization andfinancial inclusion inrural India. Recently, anincreasingly largenumber of digital toolshave been emerging andholding promises ofaccelerating womene m p o w e r m e n t ,enhancing the efficacy ofexisting initiatives,providing avenues toimprove knowledge, andcreating newopportunities for womento connect. With the samethought, Andaman andNicobar Islands RuralLivelihood Mission(ANIRLM) attached toDirectorate of RD, PRIsand ULBs, Andaman andNicobar Administration,Port Blair has organizedan OrientationProgramme for'Registration on GeMand FSSAI' by StateProgramme Manager(Livelihood) and DomainExpert IT. In the trainingprogramme, a total of 30

Orientation for SHG Membersunder ANIRLM for 'Registration

on GeM & FSSAI'SHG members of theDAY-NRLM schemefrom C.D.BlockFerrargunj participatedalong with the ClusterCoordinators of the sameBlock. The trainingfocused on providingorientation on platformslike GeM, forregistration, sale of theirhandmade products andsharing knowledge withthe SHG women onpackaging, marketing,and processing of Agri-Products. The ANIRLM isproviding livelihoodtraining to the SHGs asper their demand sothat they will empowerand can earn a betterlivelihood by sellingtheir products.ANIRLM aims toalleviate rural povertyand create sustainablelivelihood opportunitiesfor the rural poor,especially for ruralwomen. The basic mottobehind this programmeis to empower womenthrough Self HelpGroups and make themself-sufficient, a pressrelease from Secretary(RD)

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COVID-19: Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.

Thursday

August 05, 20212 Daily Telegrams

B. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR PARASAILING CENTRE:-

I. General Preventive Measures:- The recommended general preventive measures are to be observed by all:- Owner, Operator, Employees, Associations,

Agents, Guides and Guests- at all times. The general measures are as follows:-

i. All Watersports/boating activities in containment zones must remain closed and no operation must be allowed.

ii. It must be made mandatory for guests and all those involved in operations to download, instal l and verify the status

AarogyaSetu mobile application.

iii. The Owner, Operator, Employees, Associations, Agents, Guides etc. must subject themselves for thermal scanning and

Oxy-pulse meter test at least twice in a day- before commencement of the duties in the morning and upon completion of the

operations in the afternoon/evening.

iv. All Guests arriving at the booking counter/watersports centre should be thermally scanned, Oxy-pulse meter tested. It should

be done repeatedly to ascertain the saturated partial Oxygen percentage (SpO2) level.

v. Recommended SpO2 level is 94%, and the visitor recording below this level should not be allowed. Further, the persons with

body temperature of more than 37.50 Celsius should also not be allowed.

vi. It is mandatory for all to wear the face-mask of stipulated standard all through and it should be enforced unfailingly.

vii. Respiratory etiquettes to be strictly followed. This involves strict practice of covering one's mouth and nose while

coughing/sneezing with a tissue/handkerchief/flexed elbow and disposing off used tissues properly after use. (Spitting in Public

place on land and during activities in the water is prohibited)

viii. Sick or unwell guests to be immediately taken for check-up to nearest hospital in separate vehicle.

ix. Booking of trips and allocation of slots should be planned to avoid unwarranted gathering of guests and adhere to social

distancing norms.

x. Ensure that guests are taken in small groups to meet physical distancing norms of minimum 6 feet between guests and it

should be strictly maintained. Any change in this norm should be in accordance to the Government norms from time to time.

xi. Enforcement of the SOPs shall be the responsibility of the owner/operator and he/she shall be responsible for any violation.

xii. The tourists/ guests should be reminded not to enter the Parasailing Centre if they have symptoms related to Covid -19

infection.

xiii. Deny access to the family members or friends accompanying for this activity, in order to avoid assembling of people in

the activity area/ Parasailing Centre.

xiv. Vehicular/Vessel Transit to Sites of Operations

In the event of a vehicle or a vessel needed to reach the site of operation, the following practice should be adopted:

a. The visitors/guests and the operators must travel independently and in separate vehicles/vessels;

b. The social distancing norms and face-masks should be followed compulsorily;

c. While not under-water, face-mask for all must be compulsory.

xv. The boat operators, Crew members and all other staff should be tested for Covid - 19 by RAT/RT-PCR once in every 15

days.

xvi. The operators shall have to mandatorily maintain daily list of tourists/guests handled by the centres with full contact

details for the purpose of contact tracing.

II. Specific Preventive Measures For Parasailing Centres:-Parasailing activity requires close contact with the guests during operations. Adequate protection must be taken by both the

operators and crew to protect themselves from the virus contraction and thereby being a carrier.

i. Harness should be disinfected and dried after every use.

ii. The Operator/Crew should demonstrate to the guests on how to wear the harness. The Operator/Crew shall only inspect

whether the harness is secured properly.

iii. Parasailing boat should carry only half the capacity of passengers on board as registered with the local administration to

ensure social distancing.

iv. The Operator and crew shall wear a full length two-piece rain coat as a personal protection equipment to protect themselves

from virus contraction.

v. It must be ensured that rigid Face shield (as mentioned in Appendix 1) and gloves are worn by the operator and crew.

vi. The Parasailing boat should have a spare PPE kit and AMBU bag onboard at all times to mitigate emergency.

vii. All guests should board the parasailing boat only if they are wearing a face mask and gloves. Face masks and gloves should

be made available to guests on demand.

viii. Frequent hand sanitization should be reminded to the guests. This must be ensured by the operator/crew.

ix. All directives under pleasure boating rides of this document must be strictly adhered to while conducting parasailing

operations.

x. Buddy from the Parasailing centre should be avoided for the flight as far as possible.

xi. Systematic logging of the activities as stipulated.

III. Standard Operating Procedure for Boat Operation-Parasailing

The following practices are to be strictly adhered to while taking guests for parasailing. The following SOP stipulates

practices at each stage/facet meticulously.

1. Before Boarding (While arriving at Watersports centre)

(i). Boat Owners:a) It must be ensured that all touch points in public areas like the ticketing counter, counter tops, boat jetty, onboard boat, door

handles, levers, hand railings, etc. are cleaned frequently and at regular intervals every day using a sanitizer/disinfectant. It is

advised to use Sodium Hypochlorite 1% solution having at least 70% alcohol to clean these frequently touchedpoints.

b) The commonly used personal safety protection equipment like Life jackets/Personal Floatation Device (PFD) should not

be reused without cleaning anddisinfecting.Initsabsence,theriskofcontractingthevirusincreases.If same PFD's are to be reused

every day, it must be cleaned with lukewarm water and dried and rubbed thoroughly with alcohol (70%) basedsanitizers.

c) Ensure that hand washing facilities like wash-basin in working condition and sanitizers are available for use at the booking

stations along with provision for timelyreplenishment.

d) At ticket counter, if wash basin is not available, a water tank fitted with tap may be placed at safe distance from booking

counter/station. Foot operated soap dispenser may be placed near the wash-basin.

e) Face masks and sanitizers should be made available to guests ondemand.

f) Proper documentation of the guest in each trip for contact tracing must be enforced. Use of separate trip sheets for each trip

must be a standardpractice.

g) The trip-sheet should have details viz.:Guest name, their age, city of domicile, telephone, date and time of the trip etc.Trip-

sheet must be duly signed by the escort andowner.

h) Minimum two Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) kit must be available at Watersports centre for handling of COVID

symptom staff or guest or for medical emergencies.

i) Maintain proper Log-in mechanism as per below. This shall be in addition to the standard Log-inprocedure:

Equipment log-in: There should be entries on equipment number, date of use, disinfection date and time, Visitor/guest used

thegears;

Guest log-in: Name and contact details, thermal scanner &oxymeter reading, Sr. Number of the equipments and gearsissued.

Separate record to be maintained for disinfected and issued equipment's.

(ii). Operator and Crew Members

a) To ensure all boat systems and engines function efficiently and all equipment and gears in full operatingcondition.

b) A boat operating with more than one staff, viz. the operator and crew/helper must ensure the stipulated social distancing

norms on-board also.

c) The boat and all gears in use must be cleaned and disinfected before commencement of the operation, after which, it must

also be thoroughly wash- down. On completion of trips every day also, above safe procedure must be followed.

d) To ensure that sanitizers are used by the guests before boarding the vessel.

(iii). Association/ Agents/Guidesa) Greet the guests with "Namaste" preferably with folded hands. Hand-shakes should be strictly avoided.

b) Agents and guides should carry sanitizer and wearmask.

c) Always carry extra face masks onboard to offer guest in case ofemergency.

d) As per Ministry of Tourism stipulation, the Guides must handle group lesser than 10 guests. One dedicated person should

be deployed for coordination of every group of maximum 10 guests.

e) At ticket counters/booths, the staff etc must wear the gloves and masks all through. In addition, face-shield for the

counter-staff can also beconsidered.

f) Upon issuing the tickets, the guests should be given detail brief on the do's and don'ts during the operations, and it must

be reminded frequently till the trip is over.

g) Employees handling ticketing and currency transactions are compulsorily to wear, face shield and to hand sanitize the

handfrequently.

(iv). The Guestsa) Vigilantly maintain the social distancing normsuncompromisingly.

b) Avoid sharing of items like in addition eatables, water bottles, toys and safety gear etc. Always werehand-gloves.

c) Wash the hands frequently with soap for 20 - 30 seconds even if it is visibly not dirty.

d) Hand sanitizers should be used before and after use of safetygear.

e) Self-monitoring of health by all and reporting any illness at the earliest must be diligentlypracticed.

f) All guests must mandatorily to have AarogyaSetu mobile application downloaded installed and usedfrequently.

2. While Boarding the Boat(i). Boat Owners:a. Fix the queue markers as per distancing norms in waiting areas and ensure the orders.

b. Ensure complete discipline and order during boarding and to avoid unwarranted heckling.

c. Ensure that all persons aboard are seated as per social distancing norms, wearing face masks, hand glovesetc.

d. Ensure all equipments are adequately disinfected before and after everyuse.

(ii). Operator and Crewa. It shall be mandatory on part of the operator and crew to ensure social distancing normson-board.

b. It must be ensured that the hand gloves, masks and face shields are worn by the crew members, especially during the

boarding andalighting.

c. The guest needing assistance during boarding and alighting should compulsorily wear face shield and handgloves.

d. Specific seat should be allotted to each guest and they should not be allowed to change during the entiretrip.

(iii). The Guestsa. Always allow the guests in front to move/board or alight first by maintaining social distancingnorms.

b. Always wait for those in front to completely disembark the ramps during boarding/alighting before others areallowed.

c. Always walk in the walkways assigned and do not wander orjaywalk.

d. The guests must be told to avoid touching the objects/ surfaces when it is not absolutelynecessary.

3. During the Ride(i). Boat Owners-a. Proactive replenishment: Hand Sanitizers, Hand Gloves and Masks to be available at the Guest waiting Area.

b. Supply Garbage Bags (separate bio-hazard bags for used masks and other PPEs as per CPCB's guidelines), sufficient

disinfectants like sodium hypochlorite (1%) etc. are inorder.

(ii). Operator and Crewa) Safe operation practices must be strictlyfollowed.

b) Ensure that at no point during the trip, the guest should be allowed to change the seat or stand-up to avoid loss of balance

and bodilycontact.

c) If bodily contact was necessary, use hand sanitizers and clean handsproperly.

d) Maintain safe speed so as to avoid any accidents or injury so that calling emergency services/help can be avoided.

(iii). The Guestsa. Always wear a face mask and do not sneeze or cough openly, instead use towels or folded elbow. While onboard, should not

stand-up to avoid loss of balance and bodilycontact

b. To remain seated only at the assigned seat throughout thetrip.

4.While Alighting(i). Owners, Operator and Crewa) Ensure that the Jetty or marina area is not crowded. Complete discipline must be adheredto.

b) Incoming boats should wait for their turn to use jetty/marina until all boats are cleared offit.

c) Keep the hand-gloves and seek help of the crew if necessary foralighting.

(ii). Guestsa. Use hand-gloves while alighting. Should vacate from boat with order and disciple and by following social distancingnorms.

b. Remove safety gears and sanitise the handafterwards.

c. Dispose of the disposables only at designatedbins/containers.

5. After the Ride(i). Owners, Operator and Crewa. OncompletionofeachrideSanitize/disinfectboatandallequipment'sthoroughly.

b. Personal Flotation Device used by guest must be disinfected thoroughly and if possible avoid using the same PFD for

nexttrip.

6. In the event of any violation of this SOP by the operator, in the first instance, the operator will be debarred for fifteen days

and in case of second time violation, the license of that particular operator will be suspended for three months.

Re-opening of Tourism activities in South Andaman

and North & Middle Andaman DistrictD. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR JET SKI CENTRES:-

I. General Preventive Measures:-

The recommended general preventive measures are to be observed by all:- Owner, Operator, Employees, Associations, Agents,

Guides and Guests- at all times. The general measures are as follows:-

i. All Watersports/boating activities in containment zones must remain closed and no operation must be allowed.

ii. It must be made mandatory for guests and all those involved in operations to download, install and verify the status

AarogyaSetu mobile application.

iii. The Owner, Operator, Employees, Associations, Agents, Guides etc. must subject themselves for thermal scanning and Oxy-

pulse meter test at least twice in a day- before commencement of the duties in the morning and upon completion of the

operations in the afternoon/evening.

iv. All guests arriving at the booking counter/watersports centre should be thermally scanned, Oxy-pulse meter tested. It should

be done repeatedly to ascertain the saturated partial Oxygen percentage (SpO2) level.

v. Recommended SpO2 level is 94%, and the visitor recording below this level should not be allowed. Further, the persons with

body temperature of more than 37.50 Celsius should also not be allowed.

vi. It is mandatory for all to wear the face-mask of stipulated standard all through and it should be enforced unfailingly.

vii. Respiratory etiquettes to be strictly followed. This involves strict practice of covering one's mouth and nose while

coughing/sneezing with a tissue/handkerchief/flexed elbow and disposing off used tissues properly after use. (Spitting in Public

place on land and during activities in the water is prohibited)

viii. Sick or unwell guests to be immediately taken for check-up to nearest hospital in separate vehicle.

ix. Booking of trips and allocation of slots should be planned to avoid unwarranted gathering of guests and adhere to social

distancing norms.

x. Ensure that guests are taken in small groups to meet physical distancing norms of minimum 6 feet between guests and it should

be strictly maintained. Any change in this norm should be in accordance to the Government norms from time to time.

xi. Enforcement of the SOPs shall be the responsibility of the owner/operator and he/she shall be responsible for any violation.

xii. The tourists/ guests should be reminded not to enter the Jet SkiCentres if they have symptoms related to Covid -19 infection.

xiii. Deny access to the family membersor friends accompanying for this activity, in order to avoid assembling of people in the

activity area.

xiv. Vehicular/Vessel Transit to Sites of Operations

In the event of a vehicle or a vessel needed to reach the site of operation, the following practice should be adopted:

a. The visitors/guests and the operators must travel independently and in separate vehicles/vessels;

b. The social distancing norms and face-masks should be followed compulsorily;

c. While not under-water, face-mask for all must be compulsory.

xv. The boat operators, Crew members and all other staff should be tested for Covid - 19 by RAT/RT-PCR once in every 15 days.

xvi. The operators shall have to mandatorily maintain daily list of tourists/guests handled by the centres with full contact details

for the purpose of contact tracing.

II. SPECIFIC PREVENTIVE MEASURES FOR JET SKI OPERATORS:-a. It demands close body contact between the operator and guest during rides, which is unavoidable. Therefore, PWC operator

must wear two-piece full body raincoat, gloves and Face shield (as mentioned in Appendix 1) duringoperation.

b. Before taking the guest on ride, brief the guest for seating position during the ride and re-boarding procedure in case of

toppleup.

c. Guest shall wear face mask and face shield during theride.

d. Operator shall ride the PWC carefully to avoid capsizing and recovery procedure.

e. On completion of each ride, thoroughly sanitize/disinfect PWC andallequipment's.

f. Personal Flotation Device used by guest must be disinfected thoroughly and to avoid its use for next 48 hours.

III. In the event of any violation of this SOP by the operator, in the first instance, the operator will be debarred for fifteen days

and in case of second time violation, the license of that particular operator will be suspended for three months.

C. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR SEA KART CENTRE:-

I. General Preventive Measures:- The recommended general preventive measures are to be observed by all:- Owner, Operator, Employees, Associations,

Agents, Guides and Guests- at all times. The general measures are as follows:-

i. All Watersports/boating activities in containment zones must remain closed and no operation must be allowed.

ii. It must be made mandatory for guests and all those involved in operations to download, install and verify the status

AarogyaSetu mobile application.

iii. The Owner, Operator, Employees, Associations, Agents, Guides etc. must subject themselves for thermal scanning and Oxy-

pulse meter test at least twice in a day- before commencement of the duties in the morning and upon completion of the

operations in the afternoon/evening.

iv. All guests arriving at the booking counter/watersports centre should be thermally scanned, Oxy-pulse meter tested. It should

be done repeatedly to ascertain the saturated partial Oxygen percentage (SpO2) level.

v. Recommended SpO2 level is 94%, and the visitor recording below this level should not be allowed. Further, the persons with

body temperature of more than 37.50 Celsius should also not be allowed.

vi. It is mandatory for all to wear the face-mask of stipulated standard all through and it should be enforced unfailingly.

vii. Respiratory etiquettes to be strictly followed. This involves strict practice of covering one's mouth and nose while coughing/

sneezing with a tissue/handkerchief/flexed elbow and disposing off used tissues properly after use. (Spitting in Public place on

land and during activities in the water is prohibited)

viii. Sick or unwell guests to be immediately taken for check-up to nearest hospital in separate vehicle.

ix. Booking of trips and allocation of slots should be planned to avoid unwarranted gathering of guests and adhere to social

distancing norms.

x. Ensure that guests are taken in small groups to meet physical distancing norms of minimum 6 feet between guests and it

should be strictly maintained. Any change in this norm should be in accordance to the Government norms from time to time.

xi. Enforcement of the SOPs shall be the responsibility of the owner/operator and he/she shall be responsible for any violation.

xii. The tourists/ guests should be reminded not to enter the Sea Kart Centre if they have symptoms related to Covid -19

infection.

xiii. Deny access to the family membersor friends accompanying for this activity, in order to avoid assembling of people in the

activity area/ centre.

xiv. Vehicular/Vessel Transit to Sites of Operations

In the event of a vehicle or a vessel needed to reach the site of operation, the following practice should be adopted:

a. The visitors/guests and the operators must travel independently and in separate vehicles/vessels;

b. The social distancing norms and face-masks should be followed compulsorily;

c. While not under-water, face-mask for all must be compulsory.

xv. The boat operators, Crew members and all other staff should be tested for Covid - 19 by RAT/RT-PCR once in every 15 days.

xvi. The operators shall have to mandatorily maintain daily list of tourists/guests handled by the centres with full contact details

for the purpose of contact tracing.

II. Specific Preventive Measures For Sea Kart Centre:-i. Operator must wear two piece full body rain-coat, gloves and Face-shield (as provided in Appendix-1) during operation.

ii. Before taking the guest on ride, brief the guest for seating position during the ride.

iii. Avoid unnecessary touching places in Sea Kart.

iv. Guests must wear face mask and face shield during the ride.

v. On completion of each ride sanitize/disinfect boat and all equipments thoroughly.

vi. Personal Flotation Device used by guests must be disinfected thoroughly and if possible avoid using the same PFD for

next trip.

vii. Systematic logging of the activities as stipulated.

III. In the event of any violation of this SOP by the operator, in the first instance, the operator will be debarred for fifteen days

and in case of second time violation, the license of that particular operator will be suspended for three months.

Director (Tourism)

(To be Contd. on next issue)

Page 4: Secretary (Social Welfare) interacts with inmates of

COVID-19: Wear mask while going out.

Thursday

August 05, 2021 3Daily Telegrams

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1st Death Anniversary

On 05-08-2021

Late BHOLANATH DAS

Owner of B.N. Das & Sons, Vegetable Shop

Mohanpura Vegetable Market, Port Blair

We mark a year of your passing with the same feelings as every other day -

sadness that you're gone and losing you is our biggest regret.

We miss you always.

Goodbyes hurt when the story is not finished and the book has been closed forever.

Inserted by: B.N. Das & Sons & Family Members

1st Death Anniversary of

Prem Narayan RajuOn 05.08.2021

"You will always remain in our heart forever"

"Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us everyday unseen,

unheard but always near, still loved, still missed and very dear"

Fondly Remembered by:- Usha Raju (Wife), Vasundhra (Daughter), Vidhi and

Nidhi (Grand Daughters) and all members of Raju's family

-"MIDUNA TOWER"-5-Middle Point, Port Blair-

9476078078, 9434281459, 9531833687

OBITUARYSUNITA BISWAS

(Wife of Anadiranjan Biswas)

Date of Birth : 08.01.1969 Date of Expiry : 03.08.2021

With profound grief and painful hearts, we inform that our mother

/ mother-in-law / grandmother took her last breath in the GB Pant

Hospital on 03rd August, 2021 at 5.35 AM. Last social rites/rituals for

her will be followed / observed on 12.08.2021 (Ghaat Karya) and

13.08.2021 (Shraddho).

We pray to the Almighty to let her departed soul rest in eternal

peace in the heavenly abode. Inserted By : Ashesh Ranjan Biswas

(Elder Son), Rakhi Biswas (Elder Daughter-in-Law), Anuranjan

Biswas (Younger Son), Ananya Biswas 'nee' Halder (Younger

Daughter-in-Law), Abheepsa Biswas, Samriddhi Biswas and

Shinjini Biswas (Granddaughters).

29th Death Anniversary 4th Death Anniversary

The pain of losing you is immeasurable. I

know the biggest star in the sky that is shining

the most is you, I hope you are living well in

the world of the creator

Inserted by: Sons and Daughters

Late N. Gangadaren Late G. Sita LaxmiD.O.D.: 04.04.1992 D.O.D.: 05.08.2017

OBITUARY

We, the Officers and Staff of

AYUSH Hospital, DHS, convey our

heartfelt condolence to the sudden and

demise of Dr. Varsha Raman,

Medical Officer, Ayurveda,

attached to AYUSH Hospital, who left

for heavenly abode on 02.08.2021.

We pray to Almighty that the

Department soul may rest in eternal

peace; and her bereaved family

members may get courage to bear

this irreparable loss.

24th Death

AnniversaryOn 05.08.2021

Late SAJJAD ALI(BALA)

R/o Mazar Pahad,

South Point, Port BlairInserted by: Suraiya Begum

(Wife) & all family members

In loving memory of

08th Death Anniversary

On 05-08-2021

Late RAJ DEVI

Retd. Principal

"Your memories will always be in our

heart forever, we miss you every

moments"

Inserted by: Geeta, Ram Prasad and Grand

Son - I. Tejesvi, Prothrapur.

19th Death Anniversary of

Late JAGDISH KISHEN

On 5th of August 2021

We Miss You !

Inserted by: Smti. Phool Devi

(Wife) & all family members

ALL RELIGION PRAYER MEETING TO PAY

HOMAGE TO ALL DEPARTED SOULS WHO DIED

DUE TO CORONA PANDEMIC IN OUR ISLANDS

Chinmaya Mission, Port Blair alongwith Smt. Vishan Devi Arora Charitable

Trust (Regd.) has planned to organize an all religion prayer meeting and distribution of

Prasad (Lunch) to pay homage to all departed souls who died due to CORONA pandemic

at Mission Auditorium on Saturday August 14, 2021 from 10 am to 12 noon.

We request to all relatives to send us a photo of the deceased to display at the Venue

alongwith the details such as date of passing away, age, occupation and address etc.

alongwith the senders's name and mobile no. on WhatsApp Nos. 9679595614 and

9932089022 or by hand at Ashok Cloth House, Aberdeen Bazar or Chimaya Mission,

Police Line on or before August 9, 2021.

We earnestly request all concerned person to participate in this condolence meeting as per

above given date and time at Mission Auditorium Police Line, Port Blair. All COVID-19

guidelines strictly followed.

Smt. Preetam Nanda

Chairperson, VDACT

Surendra Prahladka

President, Chinmaya Misssion

Hari Narayan Arora

Founder Trustee, VDACT

WANTED : HOUSE ON

RENT IN PORT BLAIR -Around 1500 Sq. ft. & above -Good Light and Ventilation -Car Parking, 24 hrs. water facility -Between Carbyn’s Cove to Shadipur, Haddo preferred.

Ph. 7063946034 / 9531859991

WANTED Salesman or Salesgirl

for our Garments Showroom. Contact personally at Tanas Creation, Aberdeen Bazaar, Port Blair.

MATRIMONIAL A Hindu, 28 yrs., Post Graduate Girl, working in Govt. Service looking for a Boy below 32 yrs., well educational qualification be Contact: 9474285265

TO LET 3 BHK Room available on rent at Phoenix Bay near TSG Emerald View Hotel. Contact No. 9679553867, 9434287669

TO LET 1 BHK Family accommodation, having AC and Geyser and 01 No. Bachelor Accommodation, Full furnished with Cooking Facility @ Rs. 12000/-, 7500/-.

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TO LET RCC 3 BHK Rented House for monthly rent basis at Friends Colony, Minnie Bay. Rent : Rs. 20,000/-.

Contact No. 9933232494

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TO LET 01 BHK Rent Room available at Bird Line Road near Poltry Farm Back Side Plot 42 Dobighat with contact No. 9933265897, 9679574349

LOST It is notified for the information that my Original Migration Certificate

bearing No. 0689615 dated 30.04.2019 issued by the CBSE has been lost between locations Zero Km. to 16 Km. of Little Andaman. The finder may please inform to the following address: S. Lekha Bhagawathi, ALHW Colony, Little Andaman, 9679509974