Articles tagged under: Andaman

PM Modi announces Rs 10,000 Crore Trans-Shipment Port In Great Nicobar Island

August 11, 2020
PM Modi announces Rs 10,000 Crore Trans-Shipment Port In Great Nicobar Island

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi  announced that the strategically important Great Nicobar island will get a trans-shipment port with an investment of Rs 10,000 crore. The announcement by PM Modi came during the inauguration of the 2,300 km long submarine optical fibre cable connecting Andaman and Nicobar islands with Chennai. To be located at a strategic location in Indian Ocean, the new port will enable large ships to anchor, increasing India's share in maritime trade an...Read More

PM Modi inaugurates Submarine Optical Fibre Connecting Chennai and Andaman & Car Nicobar Islands

August 10, 2020
PM Modi inaugurates Submarine Optical Fibre Connecting Chennai and Andaman & Car Nicobar Islands

New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today launched and dedicated to the nation, the submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Andaman & Nicobar Islands to the mainland through video conferencing. The foundation stone for this project was laid by the PM on 30th December 2018 at Port Blair. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi said the connectivity would now enable endless opportunities in the islands. He said the laying of the 2300 Kms submarine cable and completing it before the s...Read More

PM Modi to inaugurate submarine cable connectivity to Andaman & Nicobar Islands

August 07, 2020
PM Modi to inaugurate submarine cable connectivity to Andaman & Nicobar Islands

New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate and dedicate to the Nation through video conferencing the submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connecting Chennai and Port Blair on 10th August, 2020. The submarine cable will also connect Port Blair to Swaraj Dweep (Havelock), Little Andaman, Car Nicobar, Kamorta, Great Nicobar, Long Island, and Rangat. This connectivity will enable delivery of faster and more reliable mobile and landline telecom services to Andaman & Nicobar Islan...Read More

PM Modi renames 3 Islands of Andamans; one of them as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Dweep

December 30, 2018

New Delhi: The Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi today renamed three prominent Islands of Andaman and Nicobar Chain. Addressing a huge gathering at Port Blair this evening during a public meeting organized after a function to mark 75th anniversary celebration of hoisting of Tricolor by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on Indian soil on December 30, 1943 at Port Blair, the Prime Minister announced renaming of Ross, Neil and Havelock Islands of Andamans. “We I speak here, a notification is ...Read More

PM inaugurates ITI, Modern Sports Complex in Car Nicobar

December 30, 2018

New Delhi/Port Blair: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his visit to Car Nicobar on Sunday said the Centre is working towards improving ease of living for the people of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Prime Minister laid a wreath at the Tsunami Memorial and also lit a candle at the Wall of Lost Souls. He spoke of his visit to the Tsunami memorial - Wall of Lost Souls - just before arriving for this function and appreciated the people of the Nicobar Islands for their spirit and hard wo...Read More