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ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS
ANDAMAN ISLANDS
Shipping: One harbour at Port Blair is now fully functional and is receiving large ships.
Civil Aviation: Port Blair airport which was damaged is now functional. The total air lift capacity from mainland to Car Nicobar and Port Blair has been augmented to 100 Mt (Approx) and 20 MT by Civil Aircrafts.
Telecom: The telephone facilities which were temporarily disrupted are functional.
Power : Entire power supply in A & N Islands is through D.G. sets. 20 MW capacity in Port Blair is severely affected and as per the assessment of NTPC and CEA, repair could be completed in four weeks time. Two units of 10 MW and one unit of 1 MW has been made operational The power supply has improved to 40%. Pending operationalization 100% power supply, alternative arrangements are being made by transferring one 15 MW set from Rangat to Port Blair. In addition, DG sets etc are also being arranged from different locations. It is expected that 70% of the normal supply will be obtained in two weeks and 80 % in three weeks. The power situation is normal in middle Andaman Island . In other Islands arrangements are being to restore the power supply.
Relief and Rescue: Relief measures by UT Administration are continuing. 11 Relief camps have been opened in Andaman district.. Indian Naval Ship (Jyoti) deployed in eastern coast of Tamil Nadu has been diverted to A& N. There is sufficient drinking water supply in Port Blair and surplus water is being air dropped in other Islands. One ship MV Nancowry carrying 356 passengers and relief material including food items, vegetables, drinking water etc. departed from Chennai in the intervening night 1st and 2nd January,2004. 11 more ships of Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways are scheduled from Chennai, Visakhapatnam and Kolkatta carrying the passengers and relief material. The situation in various islands is stabilizing rapidly and life is returning to normalcy in Andaman district except little Andaman which was worst affected in Andaman District.
NICOBAR ISLANDS
Shipping: All small harbours and jetties have been damaged and not possible to park any vessels. Efforts on to restore the facilities. Pending restoration of shipping facilities, the supplies are being airlifted. The Navy is making arrangements to reach supplies to Car Nicobar through ferry by boats by Ship to the shore. Indian Coast Guards ships have reached Hut Bay and Cambel Bay with relief materials. Two Jetties are likely to be made functional in next 24hrs.
Civil Aviation: The airport is functional for Air Force flights for both An-32 and IL-76 flights. The link has been established on the small airstrip at Camp Bell Bay and the Dornier aircraft is operating.
Telecommunications: The telephone lines and equipments completely washed away. 31 Telephone exchanges have been made operational in A&N Islands. 22 satellite Phones are also operational. BSNL has deputed 6 teams of 18 people along with the equipments to establish point-to- point communication in these Group of Islands. Communication has been established in all affected islands through Police Wireless.
Power: There are 27 medium and small DG sets of which 20 had been washed away. The remaining 7 are operational and supply power to Car Nicohar, Kamorda and Cambell Bay. DG sets have been dispatched and some of them have been made operational and it is expected that in a day or two, all these D.G sets will be operational.
Health: 32 medical officers and 20 nurses from National level are assisting the A&N Administration. Additional 10 paramedics are being deployed. Emergency medicines and sanitation items have been dispatched/delivered.
Rescue and Relief: Of the 38 inhabited islands, 30 islands are affected. Survey of all islands have been completed. The situation in Car Nicobar Groups of Islands is improving rapidly. 14 Ships of Navy and Coast Guards and 16 Aircrafts fixed wings/Helicopters have been pressed in to service for relief and rescue work. Mass cremation/burial of dead bodies is being undertaken on day to day basis. To prevent the outbreak of epidemics supply of drinking water in the Nicobar Group of islands has been accorded priority.
Relief materials (food packets, Drinking water, emergency medicines, household kits, milk etc.) are being received and airdropped/dispatched to affected Islands. One Joint Secretary from MHA is camping at Nicobar / Andaman Islands and coordinating relief and rescue operations. 2 IAS, 5 DANICS and 3 DANIPS officers have reached for assisting A&N administration. 80 BSF personnel also reached on 3rdJanuary 2005.78.81 MT of relief materials from Karnataka are being dispatched on 3rd January by road to Chennai for onward shipment. It is reported that situation in Car Nicobar Group of Islands is expected to return to normalcy by 04.01.2005 except water and power supplies. A brief status of relief supplies, and deployment of medical teams/disaster management teams is given in Annexure-III.
Supply of Petroleum Products (POL)
Full demand of POL products is being met. LPG stocks are being replenished on priority and additional 500 KL Kerosene has been released. ATF at Car Nicobar at Car Nicobar has been tested and found that products meet the specification. In addition to the existing 4 ATF re-fuellers , 2 additional are being provided of which one has been airlifted from Kolkata on 1st January 2005. A dedicated tanker(MT Harsha) with carrying 1400 KL ATF, 450 KL SKO and 500 KL HSD has been detailed for supplies to Port Blair from Haldia, which is excepted to reach Port Blair on 04.01.2005. There is sufficient stock to cover Petrol (30 days), Diesel (19 days), Kerosene (22 days), ATF (7 days at Andaman and 60 days at Car Nicobar) and LPG (14 days).
MAINLAND (ANDHRA PRADESH, KERALA, TAMILNADU, PONDICHERRY
Shipping: All seaports harbors are now fully functional including for export consignments.
Civil Aviation: All Airports are functional.
National highway: All national Highway are functional. The Ministry of Surface Transport have constituted and deployed Field level teams in all affected States/UTs for assessment of damage and repairs.
Telecommunications: There was temporary disruption in telecom facilities in the coastal areas. The telecommunication facilities have since been restored.
Supply of Petroleum Products (POL): Full demand of POL products is being met including LPG in the affected areas on priority. Additional Kerosene 10,000 KL each to Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, 7,000 KL to Kerala and 400 KL to Pondicherry has been released by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Relief and Rescue:
Andhra Pradesh: The relief and rescue operation are being continued by the State Government. 4 Coast Guards ships and 5 Naval ships helped in search and rescue.101 Stationery medical Teams, 72 mobile medical teams and 568 para medical teams have been deployed to provide medical aid to the victims. The situation has improved considerably and people have since returned to their homes from the relief camps.
Kerala: Relief operations are continuing and Army, Navy and Coast Guards have been assisting the local administration. The priority being accorded to supply of fumigation and disinfectant in affected areas to avoid outbreak of epidemics. Roads have been cleared and supply of drinking has been restored. Adequate medical arrangements have been made. State Government has deployed 224 doctors in the affected areas. The situation has improved considerably. Out of 2.07 lakh people staying in relief camps, about 1.5 lakh have returned to their homes.
Tamil Nadu: Relief operations are continuing and Army, Navy and Coast Guards have been assisting the local administration. Two Chetak Helicopters, Two Dornier Aircrafts, Indian Naval ships and one Coast Guard helicopters were deployed at Nagipattnam. Union Health Minister is camping at Chennai and coordinating with the State authorities for providing medical relief and prevent outbreak of epidemics.
Pondicherry: Relief operations are continuing and Army and Navy have been assisting the local administration. One ship of Coast Guard is also engaged in relief and rescue operations in Karikal area. 9600 Sarees, 14,800 Bed Sheets, 15100 Dhotis/Lungies, 15000 Towels, 26200 Blankets and 3200 Slippers/Chappals are being sent by Karnataka to Karaikal by road for distribution to the victims.
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