Nimbudera, Nov. 4: A three-day training program on “Organic Tuber Crops Cultivation and Value Addition for Sustainability” was organized by ICAR-KVK, North & Middle Andaman, in collaboration with AICRP-Tuber Crops, CIARI, Sri Vijayapuram, from October 21st to 23rd, 2024, at Shantipur Community Hall, Swadesh Nagar Gram Panchayat. The event was inaugurated by Shri Debbrata Das, Pradhan of Swadesh Nagar Gram Panchayat, in the presence of Up-Pradhan Shri Anil Baroi.

Sri Vijaya Puram, Nov. 4: Along with the Countries on the Indian Ocean Rim, other Regional Tsunami Advisories Services providers, INCOIS, Hyderabad, the Union Territory of A&N Islands will be participating in the National Tsunami Mock Exercise tomorrow (Nov.5) coinciding with World Tsunami Awareness Day by Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC), Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India, Hyderabad and other Service Providers of Indian Ocean Countries with the objective to validate the warning centre dissemination process for issuing Tsunami Bulletins, procedures of Agencies receiving and confirming Tsunami Bulletins, process of dissemination of Bulletins/Messages by the SEOC, EOCs and other Control Rooms to other responsible Agencies within their area or to the public, decision making process about public warnings and evacuations and proper communication method.

Sri Vijaya Puram, Nov. 4: The cargo vessel MV Chuglam will sail for Campbell Bay on Nov. 9, 2024 at 1600 hrs from Chatham/Haddo/Junglighat Jetty and the vessel will sail back to Sri Vijaya Puram via Nancowry, Katchal, Teressa, Chowra & Car Nicobar immediately after discharging/loading of Cargo at respective ports. Booking of cargo for the above sailing will commence from Nov.5, 2024 onwards between 0900 hrs & 1200 hrs at Commercial Wing.

Sri Vijaya Puram, Nov. 4: The Andaman & Nicobar Administration has assigned the task of preparing the Island Coastal Regulation Zone Reports(ICRZ) & Maps for Katchal, Interview & Teressa Island to the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), Chennai, in accordance with the Island Coastal Regulation Zone (ICRZ) Notification, 2019.

NCSCM has submitted the draft ICRZ Reports and ICRZ Maps and Coastal Land Use Maps for Katchal, Interview & Teressa Island for further process as per the provisions of ICRZ Notification, 2019.

Sri Vijaya Puram, Nov. 4: Heavy rain (7-11 cm) is likely to occur at one or two places over Andaman Islands on Nov. 5 & 6.