Chandigarh, Nov 10: A high-level delegation led by
British Columbia (a province of Canada) premier Gordon
Campbell called on Haryana Chief Minister, Om Prakash
Chautala, here today.
They discussed various issues of mutual interest, which
included forestry, agriculture, culture, agro-processing and
handling, education and information technology, an official
release said.
Gordon Campbell highlighted the similarities between
Haryana and British Columbia especially in the fields of
advanced technology, agriculture and tourism. He offered to
help the state in becoming pollution free in which his
country had achieved cent per cent success.
He appreciated the role of Indians, especially the people
belonging to the northern region who had set up large and
small units in British Columbia and were residing there for
the last four generations.
Campbell invited Chautala to visit British Columbia and
see for himself the speedy development taken place there
since his last visit in 1991.
Chautala said that though Haryana was basically an
agrarian state, steps were being taken for rapid
industrialisation by adopting advanced technology. He said
that Faridabad and Gurgaon towns of Haryana were fast emerging
as the major Centres of information technology.
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