Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh.
Chandigarh, October 21
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday embarked on a five-day visit to Israel.
Singh had postponed the visit in the wake of the Amritsar train accident in which 59 people were killed and 57 injured on Friday.
Earlier, he was to leave for Israel on the evening of October 19.
The Punjab chief minister, who is leading a high-level delegation, will meet several Israeli ministers and top-ranking officials during the visit, officials said here.
The state government would sign two pacts in the fields of agriculture and water conservation with Israel.
Punjab is also interested in tapping into Israel's state-of-the-art technology and expertise in intelligence and homeland security to boost its security apparatus, the officials said. -PTI
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