CM to lead delegation to UK next month

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 23

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will lead a high-level delegation to the United Kingdom (UK) next month to discuss various issues of mutual interest, including urban development, global city, aviation hub, infrastructure and agriculture. He would also address Indian diaspora in UK.

Khattar was interacting with a delegation of UK led by Permanent Under Secretary, Head of Diplomatic Service, United Kingdom, Simon McDonald that called on him here on Monday.

The Chief Minister said, “The government is developing Sonipat and Bahadurgarh on the pattern of Gurugram and Faridabad. Being their close proximity to national capital Delhi, there is huge potential of industrial development in these cities. Though Haryana is primarily an agrarian state, it has taken major strides towards industrialisation during the last few years.”

He said, “The state is going to develop an international airport at Hisar, about 150 km from New Delhi. About 2400 acres of government land is available for this airport. The state already has a domestic airport at Hisar and the regional connectivity to Delhi and Chandigarh would be started within next six months. The connectivity would be further expanded later on. As many as six major infrastructure developers have shown interest in developing this airport.”

Simon McDonald informed the Chief Minister that UK has a specialisation in developing global city. Quoting example, he said that canary wharf in UK was an underdeveloped city but now it has become a business city.

The British Deputy High Commissioner in Chandigarh Andrew Ayre said that the technology for sex-selection of cows would also be showcased to the Chief Minister during his visit to UK.