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Port Blair, March 6: Admiral D K Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.), Hon’ble Lt. Governor, A&N Islands and Vice Chairman, Islands Development Agency has registered as Nikshay Mitra under the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan and adopted two TB patients from the Islands.
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Port Blair, March 6: The Chief Secretary, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Shri Keshav Chandra, IAS, today reviewed the functioning of PBMC with special focus on the water supply situation in the city, in view of the summer season. During the meeting, the Chief Secretary instructed the Secretary, PBMC to keep strict vigil on the distribution of water in the Municipal area. He directed that public should be advised to use drinking water conscientiously and no wastage of drinking water should be allowed.
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Member of Parliament Refers Women as the Backbone of Our Society
Port Blair, March 6: Two important programs in connection with International Women's Day were organised at Namunaghar and Gupta Para areas of South Andaman District. The International Women's Day program was held in the Namunaghar area on Sunday and at Gupta Para on Saturday. Addressing the gathering at Namunaghar, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma emphasized on three major points for the welfare of women in Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
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Police Station Pahargaon Ranked as the 05th Best Police Station in the Country
Port Blair, March 6: The pro-active support and positive encouragement of Hon’ble LG and Chief Secretary, A&N Islands has enabled the A&N Police to achieve the unique distinction of featuring among the 10th Best Police Stations of the country for the fourth time. Under the leadership of the Director General of Police, A&N Islands, Shri Neeraj Thakur, Pahargaon Police Station of the South Andaman District has been ranked as number 5 in the Best Police Stations of India by Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI. In 2018, PS Campbell Bay, in 2019, PS Aberdeen and in 2020, Kalighat Police Station, were declared as one of the best Police Stations of the country. This amply reflects the high standards and overall quality of service delivery by the A&N Police.
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Port Blair, March 6: Under Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA), A&N Administration has made an appeal to the private practitioners of A&N Islands to volunteer themselves to provide free services and be part of the Jan Andolan. In A&N Islands, 10 doctors have already pledged to provide voluntary service under PMSMA from 9th March 2023.
PMSMA has been implemented in A&N Islands since 9th September, 2016. On 9th day of every month, all essential maternal health services will be provided at identified public health facilities. The PMSMA is aimed to reach out to all pregnant women who are in 2nd & 3rd trimester of pregnancy. PMSMA will help in providing quality ANC including complete set of investigations like such as HB, Urine Albumin, VDRL, OGTT including ultrasound for each pregnant woman. This would help in timely detection, referral, treatment and follow-up of high risk pregnancies.