Administration Gives Mortuary Van to Harminder Bay Sub-Tribal Council

Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 19 August 2025

Fulfilling a long-pending demand of the area people, the District Administration, Nicobar, by the Integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP), has supplied a mortuary van to the Sub-Tribal Council, Harminder Bay.

The initiative follows the reassurance given by the Chief Secretary throughout his go to to Harminder Bay in April 2025, when he acknowledged the pressing requirement of the power and directed rapid motion. Acting upon this, the District Administration of Nicobar by ITDP ensured well timed procurement and deployment of the car.

The mortuary van was formally handed over on seventeenth April 2025, to the Secretary of the Sub-Tribal Council, Harminder Bay. Officials stated the power will ease the transportation of deceased individuals with dignity and timeliness—an important service that the group had lengthy awaited.

In addition, two extra mortuary vans have been procured by ITDP for Katchal and Chowra. These automobiles are presently in transit at Kamorta and can quickly be handed over to the respective Tribal Councils.

The initiative displays the Administration’s dedication to tribal welfare and responsive governance, guaranteeing that crucial group wants are addressed promptly.