Why is a Fleet Review Conducted
The official theme of the IFR is "United through Oceans"

A Fleet Review is an assembly of ships at a pre-designated place for the purpose of playing respects to the sovereign of a nation and to display their commitment to him. In turn, the sovereign by reviewing the ships reaffirms his faith in the fleet and its ability to defined the nations maritime interests.

Independent India has witnessed 10 Fleet Reviews till date, with last one held on December 20, 2011. This includes the first ever international Fleet Review in 2001 at Mumbai. Earlier in February 2006, VIzag hosted the Presidents Fleet Review. Ten years later, the ENC is hosting the International Fleet Review (IFR), the 11th review is the second IFR hosted by India.

Who is Participating ?

• 90 Ships and 60 Aircrafts, including 25 foreign Naval Ships
• 52 Nations have confirmed participation. Of this, 31 nations are sending only delegations. The remaining 21 nations will have both ships and delegations

How are they doing it ?

• 15,000 police personnel including special protection group, national security guards, greyhounds and octopus teams deployed in the city
• Nearly 10,000 government staff from various departments are involved in making the arrangements
• Over Rs.100 crore being spent including Rs.85 crore by GVMC alone
• 18 check posts, including six in the city
• 300 CCTV cameras fitted
• 85 RTC Buses to ply exclusively for ferrying people to the venues
• 250 VIP four-wheelers including luxury cars for VVIPs
• 17 film screens to live telecast the parade
• 2468 sanitation workers working round the clock to keep city clean
• Around 600 mechanized boats and 300 motor boats being used to ferry the navy personnel from ships anchored in the sea to the sea shore

Schedule:
February 4th:

• Wreath Laying by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at 4.20 PM
  Venue: 1971 War Memorial, off RK Beach Road.
• Maritime Exhibition and IFR Village inauguration by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at 5 Pm
  Venue: Andhra University Grounds

February 5th:

• Opening Ceremony by Andhra Pradesh Governor ESL Narasimhan and AP Chief Minister
  Venue: INS Satavahana Stadium

February 6th:

• Fleet Review by President Pranab Mukharjee from 9AM to 11.45 AM. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is excepted to accompany
  Venue: Off Vizag Harbour
• Naval band Concert by Indian Navy at 5.20 Pm
  Venue: Samudrika Naval Auditorium
• Band Concert by Foreign Navy Bands from 4.30PM to 6.00PM
  Venue: AU Engineering Ground

February 7th:

• International Maritime Conference from 9 AM
  Venue: Taj Gateway - Godavari Hall
• International City Parade and Operation
  Demonstration to be attended by Prime Minster Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu from 5.30 PM to 7.00 Pm
  Venue: Off RK Beach
• Band Concern by Foreign Navy Bands
  Starts: 10.30 - 12.00
  Venue: VUDA Park

February 8th:

• Closing Ceremony at 7.00 PM
  Venue: Naval Institute Attendance

The Andhra Pradesh Temporary Secretariat Foundation Ceremony is going to be held on February 12th, at 4.15 AM. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu will take part in the Foundation Stone Ceremony.

CRDA has proposed to construct the temporary secretariat in an area of six lakh square feet at an estimated cost of Rs. 180 crore. The construction should be completed in six months.

Two of India’s best known companies, Larsen and Toubro (L&T) and Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. Ltd. (SPCL) have filed technical bids for construction of the Secretariat. The bids are scheduled to be finalised on February 10th. To get the project completed on time, the State government offered two per cent incentive for completing the construction in four months and one per cent for reaching the milestone in five months.

A mega job mela will be organised by the Krishna District Department of Employment and Training tomorrow (05-02-2016) at District Employment Office on Government ITI premises.

Un-employed youth in Vijayawada and Guntur can use this opportunity. Below are the job positions available.

• Sentini Hospitals - Pharmacy Manager (1), Pharmacy Assistant Manager (1)
• Rainbow Hospitals - Staff Nurses (7), Nurse Educator (1), Security Guards (4)
• Ayush Hospitals - Bill Executive (2), Staff Nurses (20), Ward Boys (10)
• First Health Medical Solutions - Medical Representatives, Business Associates, Accountants, IT Co-coordinator
• AGS Global - Customer Support Executive (100)
• Clicks2Fix Home Services - Carpenters (5), Electricians (3), Fitter (3)
• Exide Life Insurance - Assistant Sales Manager (6)
• Icap Limited - Operator (2)
• Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited - Quality Controller (4), Cold Storage Manager (3)
• RV Associates - Enumerators (100)

The companies will conduct written tests and personal interviews. Interested candidates with general degree, B.Tech, MBA or any other qualifications can also apply. Candidates should bring copies of their educational certificates, passport size photos and resume for the interviews.

For further details, one can contact Krishna District Employment Office at number 0866-2482054

Thick fog delayed the movement of flights at Gannavaram Airport. Air India flights between Vijayawada and Delhi and Spice Jet services between Vijayawada and Hyderabad and Vijayawada and Bengaluru were delayed. The services are expected to be delayed in the coming days also due to fog. No services are cancelled, but only delayed. All the morning services are expected to be late by two to three hours. Visibility was poor in the morning and the situation did not improve till afternoon.

For a safe landing or takeoff, the visibility should be clear up to 1,500 metres. Right now it is not visible even for a small distance of 15 meters in the morning.