Projects worth ₹373 crore opened at Sri Vijaya Puram, led by a ₹229 crore command and control centre

16 October 2026

The Union Home Minister inaugurated and laid foundation stones for development projects of the Andaman and Nicobar UT Government worth Rs 373 crore at Sri Vijaya Puram.
Nine projects were inaugurated and two foundation stones were laid.
The largest is an Integrated Command and Control Centre at Rs 229 crore.
Phase I of a district hospital accounts for Rs 33 crore, a Forensic Science Laboratory was inaugurated, and six other schemes together account for Rs 50 crore.
An exhibition on the three new criminal laws was also opened.
The release notes 2.4 million trees planted in the islands under 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' and 98 per cent household waste collection by the Sri Vijaya Puram Municipal Council under the Swachh Bharat Mission.