President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, arrived in Aizawl yesterday. She was received at Lengpui Airport by the Governor Lt. Gen.(Rtd.) M M Lakhera PVSM, AVSM VSM, the Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla and other dignitaries. On reaching Aizawl, she was accorded a warm welcome at Raj Bhawan where a Civic Reception followed by a State Dinner was held in her Honour.
In her address at the Civic Reception, the President, highlighted that it was the Peace Accord signed in 1986 between the Government of India and the MNF that brought peace and tranquility in the state and congratulated the people of Mizoram in their efforts in ensuring the prevalence of peace and order through their active participation in the democratic process.
The President remarked that only when the most disadvantaged are brought into the mainstream, true progress will be achieved but added that, progress will be elusive without development of human resources. She lauded the New Land Use Policy (NLUP), the flagship programme of the State Government and said that it can uplift the poorer sections of society by giving them a permanent source of income and also commended the high literacy rate of Mizoram, which is the second highest in the country.
The President pointed that development of agriculture is essential for bringing about overall prosperity and for attaining food security and urged the State Government to undertake research on Mautam- a cyclic ecological phenomenon of bamboo flowering, which has caused harm to agriculture and hoped that such research could help in dealing effectively with the next flowering cycle and it would help in the development of bamboo industry on a sound basis.
The President said that Mizoram with its vibrant culture, scenic beauty and pleasant climate has much potential to become a favourite tourist destination and added that it has great scope for small scale industries based on bamboo and timber products, agro-industry, handloom and handicrafts, as well as medicinal and aromatic plants. The President, who is also the Visitor of Mizoram University will attend the 6th Convocation of the University to be held today, at the campus of the University at Tanhril.
The President remarked that only when the most disadvantaged are brought into the mainstream, true progress will be achieved but added that, progress will be elusive without development of human resources. She lauded the New Land Use Policy (NLUP), the flagship programme of the State Government and said that it can uplift the poorer sections of society by giving them a permanent source of income and also commended the high literacy rate of Mizoram, which is the second highest in the country.
The President pointed that development of agriculture is essential for bringing about overall prosperity and for attaining food security and urged the State Government to undertake research on Mautam- a cyclic ecological phenomenon of bamboo flowering, which has caused harm to agriculture and hoped that such research could help in dealing effectively with the next flowering cycle and it would help in the development of bamboo industry on a sound basis.
The President said that Mizoram with its vibrant culture, scenic beauty and pleasant climate has much potential to become a favourite tourist destination and added that it has great scope for small scale industries based on bamboo and timber products, agro-industry, handloom and handicrafts, as well as medicinal and aromatic plants. The President, who is also the Visitor of Mizoram University will attend the 6th Convocation of the University to be held today, at the campus of the University at Tanhril.
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