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The rules & regulations are being imposed/ planned to be imposed on our profession, are directly going to affect the health care cost to our patients. Clinical Establishment Act will not let any doctor with limited resources practice medicine comfortably. Running our clinics in accordance with the provisions of this Act will mean having fully equipped clinics like Nursing Homes etc. and therefore, the cost of treatment or stabilization of any kind of emergencies will increase manifold. 

Introduction of NCHRH Bill-2011 is going to affect our  medical practice  as the National Commission for Human Resources in Health (NCHRH) so formed will be a superarching body on all the Councils of medical profession, which clearly means that the powers of Medical Council of India, Dental Council, Pharmacist Council and Nursing Council etc. will be lost and all these will be governed by the proposed Commission which will be managed by the nominees of the Government and not by elected persons of  the medical profession.

Restoration of democratic set up of MCI is very important so that our working & medical education can be controlled by only medical graduates. Any further attempt to take away our autonomy needs to be opposed now with our full might.

The Central Working Committee of IMA discussed all the issues of the medical profession with great concern at its 207th meeting held at Mumbai, on April 22, 2012 and it was decided to Protest against this rules and regulation to be imposed or planned to be imposed.

All the Private Doctors of Andaman & Nicobar Islands had protested today. However all private clinics was kept open for the benefit of the patients coming from far flung islands. Dr. B. Shanmugam, Pediatrician & (Retd) DHS of Shanmugam Clinic, Dr. Rohinder Lall, Ophthalmologist of Rohin’s Eye Hospital, Dr. Sudeep Chakravorthy of Chakravorthy Hospital, Dr. (Mrs) Krishna Saha of Aastha Clinic, Dr. A.P. Bharadwaj, Pediatrician of Chirayu Health Care also opposed the clinical establishment act.

Dr.Dinesh

Secretary, IDA(Indian Dental Association) Andaman & Nicobar Islands

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Sir,

I want you to bounce the condition of the interior of the vehicle ferry in front of the administration, which transport people from Bambooflat To Port Blair and vice versa. People use to travel in this and during working days there is a lot of rush, if you see the interior of the vehicle ferry, even a dog would not sit inside it, but we the people have to compromise with it. It's the responsibility of the DSS to maintain it, I am not saying that they don't do, they take the vehicle ferry for service, and when it comes back after some months, it would look like new but after few days again the condition changes as the same now....  People use to spit where ever they want, spitting in the sense eating tobacco (Paan) and spitting inside the vehicle ferry, as they have too much of laziness to spit outside. In The Photo you can see that it’s written "Spitting Is Prohibited" but see the guts of the person who have spitted on it.

The photo also shows school students, or the students who use to go for private tuitions, writing abusive words on the benches with markers, giving number of their friends to play prank with them, which is nothing but spoiling our national property. Not even a single place is left without markers, doors, windows, benches, everywhere there is something written on it. Don't you think someone must be appointed for this, to stop such activities? Many tourists visit Mount Harriet and travel in these boats. Andaman is a great place for tourists but if we spoil our property in this manner, what would be the impression carried by the visitors about our Islands?

C.H. Mohammed Ashraf (Student Of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Institute Of Technology)

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Apropos your news item on STS Bus fare hike, I want to request the authorities to appreciate the fact that STS is a service which the islanders are entitled to from Govt. Generally an average islander is required to travel long distances with mandatory break in Journey at more than one points resulting in a situation where the commuter would be required to pay more than half the money they earn, towards journey. How would they maintain their family in such cases? Raising fares exorbitantly is going to affect the peoples at large since the average cost of living under island conditions is already too high. 
 
The authorities therefore should roll back the increased fares immediately and re-fix fares without any reference to the cost of fuel etc. but keeping in mind the average income of daily wage earners and those who does not have proper employment, but a family to maintain. 

Debkumar Bhadra
Shore Point, Bambooflat, S Andaman-744107


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Sir

The proposed revision of convoy timings for travel between Jirkatang and Middle Strait through which the number of convoys had been cut short to half of what exists at present (ie., existing 8 convoys stands reduced to 4 convoys) will create more problems than any good.
 
Since the earlier convoy timings of 630 am, 7am, 730 am 8 am from Jirkatang now stands merged, all the vehicles will now join the first convoy. Which means the first convoy would comprise of around 8-10 Buses, 60-70 passenger car and 15 - 20 goods vehicle. The vehicles when lined up one behind the other, would reach a kilometer in length. Secondly the revised convoy does not differentiate between passenger and goods vehicles. This means the first convoy of around 100 vehicles, while moving (maintaining braking distance) would run to several kilometers!
 
Letting loose public transport bus, personal cars, tourist cabs, goods vehicles etc all at a time would make the task of looking after the welfare of Jarawa tribes extremely difficult if not impossible.
 
I therefore suggest there should be a SEPARATE and aptly GUARDED convoy for tourist vehicles in between the (revised) first and second convoy. Similarly there should be a SEPARATE convoy for GOODS VEHICLE between the (revised) second and third convoy. 
 
Also the reason for full waiver of permit fee causing loss of Govt revenue has not been made public. If the journey across ATR is made free in lieu of curtailment in services, the authorities are doing a great dis-service to the exchequer as well as the public.
 
I hope the authorities would take a re-look and rationalize the convoy system and timings keeping in view the exchequer and the needs of the public at large.
 
Debkumar Bhadra
Shore Point, Bambooflat, S Andaman-744107

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Sir,

Through the news item carried in your esteemed paper, I came to know counter for issue of Bambooflat Express tickets has been re-opened at Wimberly Gunj. I visited the counter today (19/08/2011) to take a look at the facility. The best thing I came across is a large Sign Board in front of the counter indicating the timings for issue of tickets.
 
It is pertinent to mention the long pending issue was brought to the knowledge of the Director Transport many times in the form of letters and email to the official ID (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) on my personal capacity during the last one and a half years. It is no surprise, that none had the courtesy to acknowledge those letters and emails.
 
But, since the public demand has been fulfilled, I consider it my responsibility to acknowledge the effort made by Director Transport and wholeheartedly express my gratitude for reopening the Express ticketing counter at Wimberly Gunj. The facility will be of immense help for the commuters from Hopetown, Bambooflat, Stewart Ganj, WimberlyGunj, Mannar Ghat, Wrightmyo, Shoal Bay even Mathura, Karakachang area. Thanks once again for listening to the public and acting on it.
 
Yours sincerely
Debkumar Bhadra
Shore Point, Bambooflat, S Andaman-744107


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