PM to tour tsunami-affected Car Nicobar Island

Promising an effective solution to the problems faced by tsunami survivors in the islands dotting the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [ Images ] will visit the Car Nicobar Island on Wednesday to review rehabilitation work there.

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On the second day of his three-day visit to the Andaman and Nicobar where 5,000 people perished in the killer waves last year, Dr Singh will visit the Car Nicobar Island, one of the worst-hit areas by tsunami, to pay his tributes at the Tsunami [ Images ] Memorial and lay the foundation stone for a stadium.

He will also interact with the tribal leaders and lay the foundation stone for a hostel in Campbell Bay Island.

Later in the day, the prime minister will place a wreath at the Indian Air Force air-base, which was ravaged by the giant waves that killed scores of Air Force personnel.

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