PIB Media tour to Mumbai & Aurangabad concludes

Dimapur, October 9: Press Information Bureau (PIB) Kohima, under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting organized a Media Tour for media persons from Nagaland from December 1 to 8. Altogether 13 media persons from print, electronic and digital media platform, including the state department of Public Relation & Information and assignee correspondents from Akashvani and Doordarshan took part in the tour. The objective of the program was to sensitize the media persons with the various central government schemes and projects being undertaken in Mumbai and gain insights into the socio-economic aspects of Maharashtra. The program also aimed to facilitate interaction among journalist from different regions for better communication and exchange of ideas.

During the tour, the media team took the heritage walk and visited heritage places such as Bandra Bandstand, churches, cathedrals and universities. They also visited Mani Bhawan, Gandhi Sangrahalaya which was Gandhi’s headquater in Mumbai for almost 17 years, and paid homage to Gandhi on his birth anniversary. The team also participated in the khadi weaving. The team visited important institutions like the Bombay High Court and Bombay Municipal Corporation, where the they and were taken to visit the Emergency Operations Center and a tour around the heritage building of the Bombay Municipal Corporation. The team further visited historic places like the Gateway of India, Asiatic library, High Court Art Deco building and National Museum of Indian Cinema. They visitedWankhede Stadium, an international cricket stadium owned and operated by Mumbai Cricket Association and home ground of the Mumbai Indians.

The team also visited the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Regional Headquarter at Worli, where they were given a brief presentation on the ICG Charter and operation. Interacting with the media persons, Commander, ICG Region (West), I G Bhisham Sharma called on the youths of Northeast, particularly Nagaland to join the ICG and serve the nation. Stating that the ICG is a multi-mission organization that operates both in the air and at sea, Sharma emphasized on the huge job opportunities in the force.

Later, the media team visited the Jawaharlal Nehru Port, which is the largest container port in India. The team were given a presentation on the various initiatives of the port, followed by a visit to one of the terminals.

During an interaction with the team, Chairman, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Navi Mumbai, Unmesh Sharad Wagh informed that the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority is coming up with a massive project called the Vedhavan Port in Maharashtra.

Highlighting the scale of the project, he said would require a workforce of over 12 lakh people. Stressing on the port’s potential to generate employment for people across India, Wagh urged people of the Northeast to explore opportunities in the Vahavan Port project.

The team further visited the Raj Bhavan at Malabar Hill, Mumbai which reflects the British era and considered one of the most beautiful buildings in Mumbai city. The team taken to visit the bunker hidden below the Raj Bhavan which was built before the First World War when Raj Bhavan served as the Government House of the Bombay Presidency.

The media team visited the Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education and held an interaction on Olympiads, besides a session on waste management through interactive games develop at the center. The team also visited the Mathematic Education Laboratory.

The media also took a trip to Aurangabad and visited historic places such as the Ellora caves, Daulatubad Fort, Panchakki, Bibi ka Makbara. The team also visited the Mahatma Gandhi Mission University and interacted with faculty members.

They took a tour around the various departments under the mission where the staff discussed their initiatives and functions. Later the team visited the Himroo Weaving Center and witnessed the traditional way of making the famous Himroo cloth materials.

The Media team concluded their visit at the Auric City, one of India’s first greenfield industrial Smart Cities. The city is being built to perfection across an area of 10 thousand acres which will bring a congregation of offices, residence, hospitals, schools, parks, entertainment hubs, among others.

(Page News Service)