THE LAKSHADWEEP TIMES Vol. * XXXV. No. 15 * KAVARATTI *FRIDAY * 31 JULY 2020. Price Rs. 2. Video Conference with IOCL authorities to buyback POL storage facilities in Kavaratti and Minicoy Shri. Dineshwar Sharma, Administrator, UTL addressing in the Video Conference held at Secretariat Conference Hall. Kavaratti: Shri. Dineshwar of storage tanks at proposals submitted by Sharma, Administrator, Kavaratti and Minicoy. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. UTLA called a Video Director, Port, Shipping and From Lakshadweep Conference with the Aviation informed the need Administration side authorities of Indian Oil to effectively utilize the Collector, Secretary, Port, Corporation Ltd.(IOCL) to 750 MT Oil Tanker MV Shipping and Aviation, discuss the proposal on Thilaakkam which is Managing Director, LDCL, supply of Petroleum Oils expected to be delivered Director, Port Shipping and and Lubricants (POL) within two months Aviation, Joint Secretary products to Lakshadweep depending on improve- Legal, Accounts Officer (S), and to buyback POL ment of COVID-19 Executive Engineer, LED storage facilities at pandemic situation. As per Managing Director, LCMF, Kavaratti and Minicoy and the existing method of ADM, Director of Fisheries, time chartering of Oil transportation all POL and from Indian Tanker MV Thilaakkam. products in barrels takes Oil Corporation Ltd. The officials 20-25 days in each cycle of CGM (Operation), GM present in the meeting processes involved for (Operation), GM (Finance) were briefed about the transporting 4000 barrels and GM (Inst. Business) existing arrangements from Beypore to any of the attended the Video and the advantages three islands. Conference held on 23rd and disadvantages on The video conference July 2020 at Secretariat RSETI Training Certificate Distribution commencing of operation discussed in detailed the Conference Hall. Inaugurated District Level Vigilance and Kavaratti : Smt. Manju Sharma Monitoring Committee Meeting held inaugurated the distribution of Training Certificate arranged by the Canara Bank Rural Self Employment Training Insti- tute (RSETI). Speaking on Smt. Manju Sharma, addressing in the function held the occasion at Secretariat Multipurpose Hall on 15th July, 2020. Smt. Manju Sharma adviced the result of hand embroidery District Manager, Laksha- trainees to utilize examination conducted by dweep delivered key note the skills gained from the centre and distributed address. Shri. Shaik Shri. Sushil Singh, Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies presiding in the meeting held the institution for the certificates to the trainees Farook, Senior Manager, at Secretariat Conference Hall. betterment of their future in hand embroidery and Canara Bank felicitated on the occasion. About Kavaratti: The District Level the meeting and presented Ministry of Consumer life. The Chief Guest paper bag making 27 trainees received expressed her satisfaction courses. RSETI also Vigilance and Monitoring a detailed report on the Affairs, Food and Public certificates in hand on the activities of arranged an exhibition with Committee meeting of the activities and works Distribution for getting food embroidery and paper bag RSETI and congratulated the products of the trainees department of Food and undertaken by the grains from the Ministry making courses. them for their good works. on the occasion. Civil Supplies was held on department through power for the distribution to The programme was She also suggested to The programme 22nd July at Secretariate point presentation. the TPDS beneficiaries conducted at Secretariat conduct more programmes started with the welcome Conference Hall. Speaking on the in Lakshadweep. The Multipurpose Hall, Kavaratti for the benefits of un- address of Smt. Fathima on 15th July, 2020 by Shri. Sushil Singh, occasion, Secretary department also deals employed youths of Nihara, Director Canara Canara Bank Rural Self Secretary, Food and Civil (F&CS) said that, the with the correspondence Lakshadweep. Smt. Manju Bank RSETI. Shri. Employment Training supplies presided over department is dealing with (See page 2, col. 1) Sharma announced the Mohammed Shafi, Lead Institute. THE LAKSHADWEEP TIMES 31 July, 2020 Page 2 MoU Signed between Kavaratti Smart City Limited Reopening of Coir Production Centre and and Lakshadweep Public Works Department commissioning of Fibre factory at Chetlat Chetlat : The Coir production Centre and Fibre Factory of Chetlat have been made operational on 11th July, 2020. This was a dream proposal of the people of Chetlat and long pending project in the queue of the developments under Industries department. These two projects definitely be a great leap for expanding Coir Industry Dr. Atul Pandey, Chief Executive Officer, Kavaratti Smart City Limited handing over in the islands. The signed MoU to Shri. C.N. Shajahan, Superintending Engineer, LPWD. Coirfed, Kerala already accorded consent to Kavaratti: Memorandum of retaining wall for 360 Mtr Limited will deposit 90 procure all coir fibre and A view from the Coir production centre, Chetlat. Understanding (MoU) was excluding the existing percent of the estimated coir based products signed between Kavaratti retaining wall length of amount to LPWD. Superintending Engineer, being produced in working in the unit against Design Centre, Alleppey Smart City Limited 140 mtr with footpath and Lakshadweep and the and Lakshadweep Public cycle path for 500 mtr and LPWD informed that the the regular vacancies of were deployed for work would be tendered Works Department on 14th for construction of 4 Nos. department in touch with MSEs under the UTL operationalizing both the before 31st August, 2020. July, 2020 at Secretariat kiosks. The project will be Coirfed for executing an Administration. Similarly, units in addition to two The Signed MoU was MoU in this regard. Conference Hall for the completed within a period handed over by Dr. Atul Fibre Factory in Chetlat regular employees. project of Development of of twelve months Pandey, Chief Executive The Coir was constructed during The Director, Industries Beach Road at Kavaratti from the date of Officer, Kavaratti Smart City Production Centre, 2014 and now the unit is and team of officers visited with an estimated project awarding the work, the Limited to Shri. C.N. Chetlat was established fully equipped with these units from 8th to 12th cost of Rs. 4, 99, 88,000/-. authority said. Shajahan, Superintending during the year 1982 and advanced machineries and July, 2020 and made This estimate cost includes For this project, Engineer, LPWD in the subsequently the unit has function. started regular defibering operational of these two the construction of RCC Kavaratti Smart City been closed during 2013 operations. About 6 each establishments as per Calicut University Centre conducted consequent on the trained manpower from the direction of the absorption of all labours National Coir Training and Administrator. Viva Voce through NIC Video Conference Pre Bid meeting with vendors through NIC Video Conference Final Degree students from various centres attending Viva Voce Examination through Video Conference. Kavaratti: NIC Platforms. Teachers from Smt. Humaida Lakshadweep upheld Kadmat and Andrott islands Beevi K K, Scientist,C NIC, Calicut university centre to of Lakshadweep as well as Kavaratti coordinated and conduct a Viva Voce Kochi, Kerala conducted moderated the Video A view from pre-bid meeting conducted by NIC through Video conference for Examination through Video Viva on English, Maths, conference along with NIC Directorate Medical Health Services. th th conference on 6 and 7 Economics and Arabic FMS and SWAN Field Kavaratti : NIC The Director, DMHS attended the pre-bid of July 2020 for final year subjects through the Video Engineers of various Lakshadweep upheld degree students who were Conference. Around 50 Islands. It was for the first and his team, meeting. stranded in their Islands Students from various time in Lakshadweep that department of Medical consultancy from Smt.Humaida Beevi due to Covid 19 pandemic Islands of Lakshadweep a viva was conducted and Health Services, Medical College K. K, Scientist C, NIC, lock down The Viva was (Kadmat, Andrott, Kavaratti, through Video conference Kavaratti, Lakshadweep Trivandrum and Vendors Kavaratti coordinated and made possible through NIC Kalpeni, Amini, Agatti and and indeed it was a proud to conduct pre- from Siemens, Philips, moderated the Video Video Conference Service Kiltan) attended the Viva achievement to NIC bid meeting of Wipro, GE Healthcare conference along with NIC using Video and Jitsi examination. Lakshadweep. supply, installation and Pvt, Ltd. etc participated FMS. It was for the first after Chandigarh) which supplied the commodities commissioning of in the pre-bid meeting. time that, pre- bid meeting (From page 1, col. 3) th has implemented NFSA to all beneficiaries. 1.5 T MRI scanner on 14 Around 8 participants was conducted through related to lifting and and 22000 of population is PMGKAY allocation was July, 2020 through NIC from different locations Video conference facility tarnsportation of essential covered under NFSA in also distributed to NFSA Video conference facility. representing the vendors successfully. commodities from FCI, IOC Lakshadweep. beneficiaries at free of cost Member of Parliament and SUPPLYCO to all All the ration cards are and 5kg rice per person Officials Visited Sea Erosion expressed his gratitude islands of Lakshadweep. digitized and a total of per month for three months and congratulated the The Public 18146