The State is ready to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Sunday, where the district administration has completed all preparations for the foundation stone lying ceremony of the new campus of Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI). The institute will come up at Chakuratand, Barhi near the Grand Trunk road.
The Prime Minister will reach Ranchi on a special flight at 11 am and leave for the venue in Hazaribagh by a chopper. Chief Minister Raghubar Das and senior leaders of the party would welcome the PM at the airport. The PM will return in the afternoon.
While the Special Protection Guards (SPG) have inspected the site and officials are camping to ensure a foolproof programme, the State administration is also keeping an eagle’s eye on the site, especially for security reasons.
“To ensure safe and smooth landing of choppers, three cemented helipads have been constructed right behind the stage at Barhi,” Police Superintendent Akhilesh Jha said. Chief Secretary Rajiv Gauba and DGP D K Pandey also visited the site and reviewed the preparations.
Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, MoS Finance Jayant Sinha, senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, Chief Minister Raghubar Das and State Agriculture Minister Randhir Singh will be present on the occasion. Meanwhile, the Union Agriculture Minister on Saturday inaugurated an agriculture exhibition at Gauria Karma of Barhi sub division of Hazaribagh district.
State agriculture minister Randhir Singh and Food and Civil Supply Minister Saryu Roy along with local MlAs were present on the occasion.
The Union Minister said that the research institute will be helpful for the farmers of Jharkhand. “This will be a milestone in eastern India in the agriculture sector. The Prime Minister has announced so many schemes for the benefits of farmers of the country. This Government has started first time a channel for the interest of the farmers,” he said.
State Agriculture Minister Randhir Singh said that they selected Gauria Karma site because most people of the area have adopted farming as the main occupation. He said that the government will complete the institute within the prescribed period.
Saryu Roy said the State Government has done commendable job for the benefits of the farmers of Jharkhand. “We are going to make strong the primary credit society in the state, so that the farmers will sell their crops at a reasonable price,” he said.