Port
Blair, June 24: A solemn homage programme was organised at the Buniyadabad
community hall on June 23, 2020 evening to pay tributes to the Galwan martyrs.
Residents and youth of Buniyadabad, Ward No-8 under the leadership of Mr. K
Ganeshan, Municipal Councillor of this ward, along with the residents and youth
of the area paid tributes to the brave Indian soldiers who lost their lives in
a violent face-off with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley on June 15. Saluting
the valour and courage of the 20 soldiers, Mr. K Ganeshan said it the duty of
every islander to pay tributes to the brave soldiers. Citizens must work to
make the country stronger and self-dependent. Islanders must offer prayers for
the safety and well-being of soldiers since they defend us. The clash in the
Galwan Valley is the biggest military confrontation between India and China
after their clashes in Nathu La in 1967, in which 80 Indian soldiers were
martyred while the People's Liberation Army (PLA) lost over 300 personnel.
TMI Bureau Port Blair, Oct 02: As part of National Campaign against the single-use plastic and on the occasion of 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Over 25000 cloth bags (made by Skill Development Centre, DBRAIT) were distributed to general public for free by DBRAIT in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Oct 02, 2019. At different distribution points, people at large numbers collected the cloth bags in exchange of a polythene bag. Background: Less than 50 years ago plastic bags were a rarity in the world. In Andaman it's just a decade ago Polyethylene were came into use, but badly affected a lot. Before plastic bags, there was paper or cloth. Paper bags worked but they were not easy to carry and they weren't nearly as strong as plastic. The most important part is paper was more expensive to produce than plastic. The cost of disposal and clean up of plastic bags comes back to the tax payer, hazardously. However, polyethylene (the most common type of plast...
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