On the first day of her two-day Pauri visit, Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya inspected the stalls set up by different departments of the Government and some self-employment groups under the National Rural Livelihood Mission in the circuit house premises on Wednesday.
She also visited the district women hospital and paid obeisance at Kandoliya temple on the day. This is her first visit to the district after she assumed charge as the Governor of the State. She would leave Pauri at 10.30 am on Thursday after spending the night at Pauri.
Visibly interested into what the stalls were displaying, the Governor sought detailed information about the vegetables and other items kept in them. She asked the officers present about the nutritional value of the items kept there. The technical experts present provided her with the information she sought.
Her interest was focused particularly on Ramkarela, locally known as Kankonaa and Kandmul Gadhi vegetable. She was told that they have curative qualities for different diseases. She also asked questions on the fruits which were on display at the stalls.
Earlier, the Governor was welcomed at Ransi stadium where her chopper landed by the Garhwal commissioner Shailesh Bagauli and DIG Garhwal range Ajay Rautela among others.
Later, the Governor visited the district women hospital and distributed fruits among the patients. She also paid obeisance at the Kandoliya temple.