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DIBRUGARH: Dibrugarh is all set to host the first ever G20 meeting in the district on March 24. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday here, Dibrugarh Deputy Commissioner Biswajit Pegu on Wednesday said, “A total of 103 delegates from G20 member countries, guest countries, and international organizations, and invited participants from the scientific community will deliberate on the ways towards building a sustainable and circular bio-economy at the G20 Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering (RIIG) Conference.”
Pegu informed that the delegates will arrive at 3 pm on March 23 by a chartered flight. There are 20 members in the group: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.
A welcome dinner has been arranged at Manohari Tea Estate Banquet hall, Dibrugarh in the evening on March 23. On March 24, the inaugural session (session -I) will begin with the opening remark by India Chair (Dr S. Chandrasekhar, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology). A dinner has been arranged on the banks of River Brahmaputra at Bogibeel.
Apart from the conference agenda, the guests will be visiting three tea gardens in the district namely, Manohari TE, Ethelwold TE and Mancotta TE. “We have taken all measures for the successful G20 meeting in Dibrugarh. The Dibrugarh town has been beautified for the meeting,” the DC informed.
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