Sheekha Bureau
Port Blair, Oct 04: The Union Home Minister, Mr. Rajnath Singh, accompanied by the Union Minister for Road, Transport & Highways, Mr. Nitin Gadkari and Union Minister of State for Home, Mr. Hansraj Gangaram Ahir will be arriving on a two days’ visit to the Islands tomorrow evening. They will be accorded a warm welcome on their arrival at Veer Savarkar International airport by the Member of Parliament, Mr. Bishnu Pada Ray, Chief Secretary, A&N Administration, Mr. Anindo Majumdar and others. Soon after arrival, the dignitaries will proceed to National Memorial Cellular Jail and lay wreaths at Martyr’s Column at 4.55 pm.
The Union Home Minister, Mr. Rajnath Singh and the Union Minister for Road, Transport & Highways, Mr. Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the Sea Route to Baratang Island at a function to be organized at Dr BR Ambedkar Auditorium at 5.30 pm tomorrow (Oct 5). They will also lay the foundation stone for the Extension of New Dry Dock, Port Blair, Extension of Wharf, Hope Town Wharf, Construction of Additional Jetty & Extension of Berthing Jetty, Neil Island during this function, to be organized by the Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour Works, Ministry of Shipping, GoI.
The Minister of State for Home, Mr. Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, the Lt Governor, A&N Islands, Prof. Jagdish Mukhi and the Member of Parliament, Mr. Bishnu Pada Ray will also grace the occasion.
On Oct.6, the Union Ministers will depart for Diglipur where they will lay the Foundation Stone for Andaman Trunk Road and also address the gathering at a function to be held at Diglipur Stadium at 10.15 am. Thereafter, the Union Ministers will proceed to Baratang and lay the Foundation Stone for Middle Strait and Humphrey Strait Bridges at 12.15 pm on the same day. They will also address the public at Forest Ground, Baratang.
On completion of the visit, the dignitaries will depart for New Delhi in the evening of Oct. 6, 2017.
