Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday asked the British Deputy High Commissioner Chandigarh Caroline Rowett to take up the issue with British High Commissioner to India for starting direct flights to and fro between London and Chandigarh on top priority. Taking part in the deliberations, Caroline Rowett who paid a courtesy call to the Chief Minister at his official residence this afternoon said she would certainly take up this matter with British High Commissioner to start these flights to facilitate the Punjabi diaspora settled in UK besides people residing in neighbouring states to enable them to have a seamless journey to Punjab and UK.
बस चालक बना फरिश्ता,सरकार का बड़ा ऐलान,किसानों के लिए खुशखबरी
She also congratulated Bhagwant Mann for securing massive mandate for the formation of the state government under his stewardship. Emphasizing the need of immediate direct air link between Chandigarh and London, Bhagwant Mann apprised Caroline Rowett that Chandigarh International Airport caters to the growing demand of the people of neighbouring states of Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, J&K besides UT Chandigarh. He, however, said that the Chandigarh Airport has the basic facilities for handling the wide bodied aircrafts like Boeing 777 equipped with CAT-IIB instrument landing system besides latest airport infrastructure for handling international flights.
बेहद फायदेमंद है ये चीज Diabetes रोगियों के लिए , पाचन, स्किन, दिल के लिए भी है कमाल
Apprising the Chief Minister about the latest technologies to combat the menace of straw burning and bio waste management, Caroline Rowett evinced keen interest for technology transfer in these fields as UK has the time tested and the most advanced expertise to effectively handle these crucial issues. She also informed Bhagwant Mann that UK has certain advanced Post Graduate courses which could be run in collaboration with some local universities and prestigious institutions of higher education to enable the state youth to be gainfully employed across the globe. Likewise, she also expressed her keen desire to tie up with the State Sports University to start few latest courses on mutual basis to equip students from both the sides with the advanced courses in sports to promote sports education in sports sciences, sport technology, sports management and sports coaching by adopting best international practices.
बेहद फायदेमंद है ये चीज़ें Thyroid रोगियों के लिए , अभी से ही करें डाइट में शामिल
Assuring of fulsome support and cooperation to the visiting delegation, Bhagwant Mann said the state government would welcome these initiatives to ensure holistic development of Punjab in a meaningful manner. Both Chief Minister and Caroline Rowett also discussed several other issues of mutual interest. Earlier, Caroline Rowett also presented a mango sapling to the Chief Minister as a token of respect and goodwill gesture. Prominent amongst others who attended the meeting included Additional Chief Secretary to CM A. Venu Prasad besides Deputy Head of the Mission Amandeep Grewal.
