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ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS
ANDAMAN ISLANDS
Health: There are 11 civil medical teams at Port Blair. Director General Health Services and other senior officers of DGHS and ICMR are camping at Port Blair to review the medical relief activities and assist the State Government doctors to provide medical relief. Emergency medicines and disinfectants are being delivered on priority. 120 bed hospital is being operated on INS Magar. Medical relief is under continuous surveillance by MoH. 10 Trauma Specialists have also been deputed. No report of outbreak of epidemics has been received so far.
Water Supply: 80% pipeline water supply has been restored in Port Blair, 2 fresh water sources have been located in Little Andaman. Quarry Lake (2.5 Km) from Jetty have been connected by motorable road and Fire Tender is being used for supply.
Shipping: Harbour at Port Blair is now fully functional and is receiving large ships. There are 49 Nos. of Jetties in A&N Islands of which 29 are now operational including 11 Jetties in Andaman district. Of the 6 Jetties at Port Blair 4 are operational. A team from Ministry of Shipping has been deputed for making assessment of repairs.
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: 38 telephone exchanges in the North group, middle group and south group of Andaman Islands are now functional. The telephone facilities which were temporarily disrupted are functional. Police wireless has started working and ISRO has established satellite links and efforts are on to restore BSNL network in Little Andaman.
Power: 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. The power supply has improved to 40-50%. Pending operationalization of normal power supply, alternative arrangements are being made by deployment of DG sets etc.
Relief and Rescue: Relief measures by UT Administration are continuing. All people from Chowra and Bambooka Islands have been evacuated. 21 Relief camps have been opened in Andaman district and 11221 people are staying in these camps. There is sufficient drinking water supply in Port Blair. 11 ships of Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways are scheduled from Chennai, Visakhapatnam and Kolkatta carrying the passengers and relief materials. Road clearance is being undertaken by CPMFs/ Defence personnel. The situation in various islands is stabilizing gradually.
Deployment of CPMFs (Relief Teams)
Name of Islands.
CRPF
CISF
BSF
ITBP
RAF
Total
Car Nicobar
--
100
--
51
--
151
Katchal
--
--
315
205
--
520
Campbell Bay
150
--
--
--
--
150
Port Blair
699
--
62
32
246
1039
Hut Bay
142
--
--
--
142
Grand Total
849
242
377
288
246
2002
The personnel are deployed in search and rescue operation, road clearance, disposal of dead bodies, sanitation activities like spraying bleaching powder, DDT, Phenyl in relief camps, distribution of relief materials, unloading and guarding of relief materials etc. 257 dead bodies have been cremated by cremation parties, so far.
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. Indian Coast Guards ships have reached Hut Bay and Campbell Bay with relief materials. Three Jetties; one each at Car Nicobar, Nancowry (Kamorta) and Nancowry (Champin) are fit for operations. A team from Ministry of Shipping has been deputed on 05.1.05 for making assessment of repairs Four Ships of Indian Coast Guard are deployed in relief and rescue operations.
Civil Aviation: The airport is functional only for An-32 flights and other small aircrafts. The link has been established on the small airstrip at Camp Bell Bay and the Dornier aircraft is operating. Helipad at Katchal is also operational.
Telecommunications: 3 Telephones exchanges; 1 each at Campbell, Car Nicobar and Kamorta are working. 2 MB, VSAT has been installed at Car Nicobar and testing of equipment is under progress. Commissioning of the equipment would augment STD lines. Necessary Satellite equipment and OFC equipment sent to Hut Bay for restoration. Communication has however been established through satellite Phones in all main Islands where relief measures have been undertaken. 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 also been established in all affected islands through Police Wireless.
Power: 300 Gensets have been airlifted to Car Nicobar of which 119 are now operational at Car Nicobar. Remaining DG sets have been sent to Kamorta (50), Campbell Bay (35), Katchal (20) and Hut Bay (61). Power restored partially in Car Nicobar, Kamorta, Great Nicobar and Little Andaman. 20 Nos. of 21.5 KVA trolley mounted DG sets have been sent to Car Nicobar from Agra of which 10 are now operational on 5th January. 10 Nos. of Gensets are being lifted to Kamorta and Campbell Bay.
Road: Efforts for making road clearance between Little Andaman and Hut Bay is under progress. Road clearance is being undertaken with assistance from CPMFs and Defence personnel and Tractor Detour is being opened at the sites of breaches. 20 Kms. road opened from Air Field to Muse Jetty. Balance stretch needs major repairs.
Health: The district hospital at Car Nicobar has been operationalized. 23 doctors at Car Nicobar, 5 at Teressa, 4 each at Katchal, Nancowry and Kamorta and 8 at Great Nicobar are deployed. 20 staff nurses have been deployed in worst affected Islands from Central Government Hospitals. Additional 40 Paramedics have been deputed to assist the central medical teams. 3 Medical camps at Hut Bay, 3 at Car Nicobar and 01 each at Nancowry Group, Katchal and Campbell Bay are functioning. Defence personnel have also opened 02 medical camps at Car Nicobar and 01 each at Campbell bay and Hut Bay. Medical teams have also been airlifted from Bangalore to Kamorta and from Kolkata to Katchal.
Water: 01 Drinking water well and 4 water point have been activated with DG sets in Car Nicobar. Temporary water supply through one army and one civil well has been resumed. Restoration work for regular supply is under progress in Katchal. In other islands water is available through wells/ springs and efforts are being made to restore piped water. Air dropping of drinking water is continuing in remote areas. Water supply has been restored partially at Kamorta, Car Nicobar, Teressa, Nancowry and Little Andaman. 01 Desalination Plant (800 ltr. per day) and one Brackish Water Treatment Plant have been shipped on 6th January 2005.
Rescue and Relief: Of the 38 inhabited islands, 30 islands are affected. Survey of all islands have been completed. The Islands with small population namely Bambooka, Chowra, Little Nicobar, Pilo Millow, Tilanchang and Trinket in Nicobar have been totally evacuated. Air dropping of (food packets, Drinking water, emergency medicines, household kits, milk etc.) to affected Islands is continuing. A total of 90 relief camps have been opened at 6 Islands in Nicobar districts where about 30,000 people are staying. 01 Relief Commissioner, 04 Special Relief Commissioner and 03 Special Officers have been deputed by the A & N administrations for coordinating relief and rescue operation. 2 IAS, 5 DANICS and 4 DANIPS officers have been assisting A&N administration.
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. 6 ATF re-fuellers are available for dispensing. A dedicated tanker (MT Harsha) carrying 1400 KL ATF, 450 KL SKO and 5000 KL HSD reached Port Blair in the morning of 4th January 2005 from Haldia. There is sufficient stock to cover Petrol (30 days), Diesel (17 days), Kerosene (21 days), ATF (5 days at Andaman and 38 days at Car Nicobar) and LPG (11 days). LPG tanker is expected to reach Port Blair on 11.1.2005 with sufficient stock to last 75 days. A team of IOC is camping at Port Blair to monitor the stocks & supplies.
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 Highways 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 State Government is continuing the relief and rescue operation. 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.
The Central Team deputed has returned and the State Government has projected the damage /reconstruction cost at Rs. 341.70 crore.
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.
The Central Team deputed has returned and the State Government has projected the damage /reconstruction cost at Rs. 1358.62 crore.
Tamil Nadu: Relief operations are continuing and Army, Navy and Coast Guards have been assisting the local administration. 412 relief camps have been opened where over 3,00,000 persons are staying. 750 doctors have been deputed from outside the affected districts. Two Chetak Helicopters, Two Dornier Aircrafts, Indian Naval ships and one Coast Guard helicopters were deployed at Nagipattnam. Indian Navy diving team is continuing operations in Vellar River in Chennai for clearance of fishing nets and location of dead bodes. Union Health Minister is camping at Chennai and coordinating with the State authorities for providing medical relief and prevent outbreak of epidemics. 16 ships, 09 helicopters and 02 fixed wing aircrafts of Indian Navy are deployed for relief operations.
The Central Team deputed has returned and the State Government has projected the damage /reconstruction cost at Rs. 4799.54 crore.
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 Kariakal area. The situation is gradually returning to normalcy. The fishermen in Pondicherry region have slowly started venturing into the sea for fishing activities. The fishermen in Kariakal region are being periodically counsess.
The Central Team deputed has returned and the Government of Pondicherry has projected the damage /reconstruction cost at Rs. 500.65 crore.
Ministry of Home Affairs
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New Delhi, Pausa 17, 1926 / January 7, 2005
OK/PM/ASY/070105-IV
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