Union Minister's assurance to Pondy Govt.

By Our Staff Reporter

PONDICHERRY, MARCH 26. Mr. Ch. Vidyasagar Rao, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, has assured that the Central Government would put Pondicherry on the tourism map.

Declaring open Rs 1.42 crore administrative building of the Rajiv Gandhi Veterinary College and Animal Sciences at Kurumbapet near here today, Mr. Rao said he was pleased with the tranquil environment in Pondicherry. He also complimented the progress made by the Union Territory in the field of literacy and promotion of educational activities.

He called upon the students of the veterinary college to put in hard work and serve the mute animals and also enrich their skills.

Lt Governor, Dr. Rajani Rai, who presided, said the college had been set up in rural surroundings and teaching hospital had also been established in the erstwhile veterinary dispensary campus of Animal Husbandry department. Promotion of veterinary education occupied a crucial place in the whole gamut of activities intended for rural development, she said.

The Chief Minister, Mr P Shanmugham, referred to the progress made by Pondicherry during last one year. The Cooperation Minister, Mr C. Jayakumar, Mr. C. P. Tirunavukarasu MP, Mr. K. Natarajan MLA, Chief Secretary, Mr. T. T. Joseph, the Dean of the college, Dr. G. Butchiah, and Development Commissioner, Dr. R. Padmanabhan, were among those who spoke.

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