Vasco: Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankar was welcomed upon his arrival in Goa on Tuesday, marking the beginning of his three-day-long tour to the coastal state.
Dhankar was received by Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Union Minister of State for Power and Renewable Energy Shripad Naik and others at Dabolim Airport in South Goa.
On May 21, the Vice President will visit Mormugao Port and interact with senior management and staff in Vasco town, South Goa.
He will also meet senior Indian Coast Guard officers onboard a Coast Guard ship.
On May 22, Dhankar will commission the statues of ‘Charaka – Father of Ayurveda’ and ‘Sushruta – Father of Surgery’ at Raj Bhavan, Goa.
Afterwards, he will visit the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) – Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute at Old Goa, where he will interact with farmers and scientists.
Officials said Dhankar will return to New Delhi on May 22.
