In view of President Pranab Mukherjee's visit to Dehradun for attending the convocation ceremony of the University of Petroleum and Energy Sciences (UPES) at Bidholi on August 26, chief secretary Subhash Kumar convened a meeting with officials to assess the arrangement ahead of President’s visit. He instructed them to make all required arrangements at the Jolly Grant Airport, UPES and IIP in accordance with the established protocol. He will also attend a programme of the Indian Institute of Petroleum.
The CS has asked the departments concerned to inspect the condition of the roads, communication, provision of helipads at the venues the President is visiting, as also security measures and to prepare a comprehensive plan for his visit. He has asked the District Magistrate, SSP, and officials of the UPES and IIP to coordinate all important arrangements so that the visit goes off smoothly.
Present at the meeting were Secretary, Estates & Protocol, MH Khan, Secretary to Chief Minister, SS Rawat, Secretary to Governor, Arun Dhaundiyal, Garhwal Commissioner Subardhan, DIG, Garhwal, Amit Sinha, Dehradun DM R Meenakshi Sundaram, SSP, Kewal Khurana, Estates Officer Vinay Shankar Pandey, Sub Area’s Major Danish Pandey, PWD Executive Engineer SC Vinwal, CMO Dr Gurupal Singh, Director, Petroleum University, AK Dhand.