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In Andaman & Nicobar islands, adequate supply of food items, clothing, utensils and drinking water has been reported from all the Islands and is being further supplemented. Proper healthcare is also being taken. On infrastructure side, power and communication have been partially restored and it will take some time for total restoration. The Ministry of Road Transport and High-ways have already started reaching valley bridges and other material for establishing road links.
Civil Aviation, Railways and Shipping ministries have issued instructions for transporting the relief material to the Tsunami affected areas free of cost, if the consignees are the Relief Commissioner/District Magistrate of the affected States/UTs and the relief material is in the form of donation and is at no cost to them. On this term, the facility of free transport can also be availed by the NGOs, Trusts and other Organisations including Corporate Sector to provide the relief material including material for rehabilitation and reconstruction.
All the Tsunami affected States/UTs have already started planning to start, as early as possible, the second phase of rehabilitation so that people resume their normal living. The fishermen are braving their grief and started venturing into the sea to a limited extent, of course not into the deep sea. Such reports have been received from Kerala, Tamil Nadu (Cuddalore and Kanyakumari Districts) and Andhra Pradesh (Guntur, Krishna, West Godawari and East Godawari). In Pondicherry the village Panchayats, which met on 9.1.05 decided to resume the fishing activity.
OK/PM/KSS/10.01.05-v
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