Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai and Chief Minister, Dr. Pramod Sawant welcomed Vice-President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar and his spouse, Dr. Sudesh Dhankhar at INS Hansa Dabolim, on their visit to Goa today.
During his tour, Vice-President will visit Mormugao Port, where he will dedicate new projects of the Port to the nation and interact with the senior officers and staff of the Mormugao Port Authority.
Dhankhar will also interact with senior officers of the Indian Coast Guard on board a Coast Guard vessel at the Mormugao Port.
The Vice-President will visit ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (CCARI), where he will interact with faculty members and scientists.
The Vice-President is also scheduled to visit Raj Bhavan, Goa, where he will commission statues of Charaka and Sushruta at the Raj Bhavan premises, commemorating their distinguished contributions to Ayurveda and Surgery, respectively.
Union Minister of Power & New & Renewable Energy Shripad Naik, Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly Ramesh Tawadkar, Protocol Minister, Mauvin Godinho, were present among others; to receive the Vice-President at the Airport.
