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AIZAWL :
MIZORAM : The Press members were invited to a
Tea-briefing by Shri Mangjangam Touthang, AIO, PIB,
Aizawl at PIB Conference Hall on 9th May, 2001 and
on 22nd May, 2001. Shri Mangjangam Touthang, AIO,
PIB, explained to the journalists the purpose of the
visit and appraised the media persons briefly about
the various projects to be visited during the Press
Tour. A profile of Andaman & Nicobar Islands
prepared by PIB, Aizawl was also distributed to the
journalists. TOUR DIARY
23.05.2001
:Wednesday
(Day one)
8.00 A.M. : |
The Press Party were picked-up from their respective
residences and the Team as sembled at PIB, Aizawl
office at 9 A.M. Tea and breakfast was arranged for
the journalists before they proceeded to Lengpui Airport
(Aizawl). Two TATA Sumo vehicles 9.00 A.M. were
hired for the day to go to Lengpui Airport. |
| 11.00 A.M. : |
Reach Lengpui Airport.
The Press Team checked-in at the Lengpui Airport for
Kolkata. But due to cancella tion of IC-7212
(Aizawl-Kolkata) Flight on 23.05.2001 due to bad
weather. The Team could not leave Lengpui Airport.
The Press members alongwith other passengers waited
for the Flight to come till 5.00 P.M.at the airport.
The Press Team finally returned back from Lengpui
Airport and reach back Aizawl at 8.00 P.M. only. All
the Press members approached the Airlines Authority,
M/S Quality Tours & Travels, at Chanmari, Aizawl and
also Shri H.V. Lalringa, Chief Secretary, Government
of Mizoram, to arrange con firm tickets for Kolkata
– Port Blair on 26.5.2001 for which the Press Party
were provided. On getting confirm tickets for Kolkata - Port Blair on 26.05.2001, it was
decided that the Press Team should proceed for the
Press Tour as scheduled and leave Aizawl the next
day (24.05.2001) by special Flight for Aizawl-kolkata.
AIO, PIB, Aizawl informed about this position to
Shri B. Narzary, DPR, PIB, Guwahati over Tele phone
today at 9.00 P.M. and verbal approval was accorded.
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| 9:30 P.M. to :
10.00 P.M. |
The Press members
return back to their respective homes. |
24.05.2001 :
Thursday
( Day two)
9.00 A.M. : |
The Press Party
assembled and left Aizawl for Lengpui Airport. |
| 11.00 A.M. : |
Reach Lengpui
Airport. |
| 1.30 P.M. : |
Left Lengpui
Airport by IC-7212 (Aizawl-Kolkata) Flight. |
| 2.45 P.M. : |
Reach Kolkata
Airport |
3.30 P.M. :
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Reach Hotel/Guest
House |
| 4.00 P.M. : |
Shri Mangjangam
Touthang,AIO, PIB, Aizawl/conducting officer
call on Miss Pratima to Ghosh, Addl. PIO, PIB,
Kolkata at her office. AIO, PIB, Aizawl
personally requested 6:30 PM PIB Kolkata to
arrange local visit to some developmental
projects in Kolkata so that the Mizoram Press
Party can visit such places during their stay
in Kolkata. Shri Shukendu Bhattacharya,
Information officer, Ms. Dipannita Dhar, AIO,
Shri B.M. Singh, Administrative Officer PIB,
Kolkata were entrusted to coordinate with the
Mizoram Press Team for their local visit.
Halt
at Kolkata. |
25.05.2001
:Friday
(Day three)
10.00 P.M. : |
The Press party
visited Nicco Park, Shri B.M. Singh,
Administrative Officer, PIB, Kolkata
accompanied the Press party. The Press members
also visited Science City.
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| 1.30 P.M. - 3 P.M |
The Press Party
reported back to PIB, Kolkata office. The Press
Team visited Indian to Museum, Kolkata. They
also meet Shri Shayamalkanti Chakravarti,
Director & Chairman, Indian National committee
of International Council of Museum(ICOM),
Executive Secretary, Gurusaday Museum of Folk
Arts, Kolkataat his office chamber during the
visit to Indian Museum.
The Press Party also visited Metro Railways.
Shri S.C.Banerjee, Sr. Public Relations
Officer, Metro Railways, Kolkata personally
took the journalists to different sections of
Metro Railway along with a ride in the Metro
Railways.Ms. Dipannita Dhar, AIO, PIB, Kolkata
accompanied the Press Team.
Halt at Kolkata. |
26.05.2001 :
Saturday
(Day four)
4.30 A.M |
Left Kolkata city
for Airport. |
| 4.30 A.M. : to
6.00 A.M. |
Stay at Airport. |
| 6.00 A.M. : |
Left Kolkata for
Port Blair by IC-7285 ( Kolkata – Port Blair)
Flight |
| 8.30 A.M. : |
Reach Port Blair.
Shri O.N. Jaiswal,AIO, PIB, Port Blair
received the Press Team at the Airport. A
chartered Tourist Bus was hired by PIB, Port
Blair for local transport. |
| 10.00 A.M. : |
Checked-in at
Hotel (Hornbill Nest Resorts ) |
| 10.15 A.M. : |
Left Port Blair
for Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park at
Wandoor. |
| 11.00 A.M. : |
Reach Wandoor
about 25 kms. from Port Blair city. |
| 11.00 A.M. : |
Meet Forest
officials. Visit Red Skin Island. The
journalists saw for themselves various kinds
of coral reefs, Preservation of forest, etc.
These places were visited by chartered Boat
and officials from the Mahatma Gandhi Marine
National Park accompanied the Press Team
members. A Tea-party was arranged for the
Press team by Smt.Lata Megde Prasad, Forest
Range officer, Wandoor, Port Blair. |
| 1.00 P.M. : |
Left Mahatma
Gandhi Marine National Park, Wandoor. |
| 2.00 P.M. : |
At Gupta Pada
Model Village, meet village Panchayat members,
beneficiaries of various Rural Development
programmes, villagers,etc. An interaction,
questions, re sponse, session was arranged
with the village community. Scientists from
KVK namely Shri S.K.Zamir Ahmed, Shri
Brojendra Singh & Shri S.Michael Raj were the
pioneers in the implementation of the overall
socio-economic upliftment programmes imple
mentation in this Gupta Pada Model village.
These scientist were personally present during
their meeting and also join the Press Team
during their visit to Rural Develop ment
projects, Programmes and also during the
Interview with the beneficiaries. The
beneficiaries, interviewed by the journalists
were Mrs. Malathi Roy, Mrs. Appal Narasimha,
etc. The Press members also visited the
various development schemes implemented by the
beneficiaries. |
| 6.00 P.M. : |
Return back to
Port Blair.
Halt at Port Blair. |
27.05.2001
:Sunday
(Day five)
8.00 A.M. : |
Left Hotel
(Hornbill Nest Resorts).
Checked-in at New Hotel. |
| 10.00 A.M. : |
Shri Mangjangam
Touthang, AIO,PIB, Aizawl , Shri O.N.Jaiswal,
AIO, PIB, Port Blair & Shri A.S. Birghi, News
Editor, AIR, Port Blair had a meeting to
chalk-out for the days programmes. |
| 10.00 A.M.: |
Left Hotel for
Ross Island |
| 11.00 A.M.: |
Reach Ross
Island. Visit various places of the Island.
Shri A.S.Bhirgi, News Editor, to AIR, Port
Blair accompanied the Press Team. |
| 1.00 P.M. : |
Reach back Port
Blair and Lunch. |
| 1.30 P.M.to :
2.20 P.M. |
Visit Cellular
Jail. Shri A.S. Bhirgi and Shri O.N. Jaiswal
accompanied the Press Team. |
| 2.30 P.M :3.30
P.M.: |
Meeting with Shri
N.N. Jha, Lt. Governor, Andaman & Nicobar
Island took place for
to about on hour. Shri Mangjangam Touthang,
AIO, PIB, Aizawl presented a memento to the Lt. Governor. Various issues like communication, development of Agriculture, Land for Mizoram House at Port
Blair, cultural exchange programmes, Land and
people of
Mizoram & Andaman & Nicobar Island,etc. were
discussed upon. Shri A.S.Bhirgi, News Editor,
AIR and Shri O.N.Jaiswal, AIO, PIB, Port Blair
also attended the meeting. |
| 3.30 P.M. to 8.00
P.M. |
Visit Water
Sports Complex, various parts of the city etc. |
| 9.00 P.M. : |
Shri Bishnu Pada
Roy, Hon’ble M.P., Andaman & Nicobar Islands
was invited to attend to dinner-meeting with
members of the Mizoram Press Party. |
| 10.00 P.M. |
Shri Mangjangam
Touthang, AIO, PIB, Aizawl presented a memento
to the Hon’ble M.P. of Andaman & Nicobar
Islands. Shri A.S. Bhirgi, and Shri O.N.
Jaiswal, AIO, PIB, Port Blair also attended
the meeting
Halt at Port Blair. |
28.05.2001
:Monday
(Six Day)
7.00 A.M.: |
Left Port Blair
for Kolkata. |
| 9.00 A.M. : |
Arrive Kolkata. |
| 12.00 Noon : |
Shri Mangjangam
Touthang, AIO, PIB, Aizawl reported back to
PIB Kolkata Office and enquired about the
local arrangement made for local Press in
Kolkata.
Halt at Kolkata. |
29.05.2001 :
Tuesday
(Day Seven)
1.00 P.M. : |
The Mizoram Press members report to PIB, Kolkata
office. |
| 2.30 P.M. : |
The Press Team members call on Shri
Surya Kanta Mishra, Minister of Rural Develop to
ment, Government of West Bengal at his office,
Writers Building, Kolkata. |
| 4.00 P.M. |
Shri Shukendu Bhattacharya, IO, PIB, Kolkata
accompanied the Press Team.
The Press members also meet various journalists from the city at the
Press Corner
located in
Writers Building, Kolkata.
Halt at Kolkata. |
30.05.2001 :Wednesday
(Day Eight)
7.00 A.M. : |
Left Kolkata
city for Dum-Dum Airport. |
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11.00 A.M. : |
Reach
Lengpui Airport by IC-7211 ( Kolkata-Aizawl)
Flight. |
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3.00 P.M. : |
The Press
members were dropped-in at their respective
homes in various parts of Aizawl city.
The
Press Tour concluded. |
PRESS TOUR PARTY PROGRAMMES IN AIZAWL,
MIZORAM
On arrival in Aizawl, Mizoram, Dr. R.
Lalthangliana, Minister of Rural Development
and Information & Public Relations, Government
of Mizoram invited the Press Team at his
office on 30th May, 2001. The Press Team
members gave brief reports of the press tour.
Shri Mangjangam Touthang, Asstt. Information
officer, Press Information Bureau (PIB),
Government of India, Aizawl also gave a report
on the Press Tour during the get-together. Tea
and snacks were offered by the Hon’ble
Minister. Executive members of Mizoram
Journalists Association (MJA) also attend the
meeting.
The Press members who were on Tour to Port
Blair,Andaman & Nocobar Islands and Kolkata,
West Bengal during 23rd-30th May,2001 gave
Press Tour reports to Mizoram Journalists at a
specially convened meeting of Mizoram
Journalists Association (MJA), at Press
Club,Aizawl on 1st June,2001.
The Press Team also gave a TV report which was
telecast through Doordarshan Kendra Aizawl on
11th June, 2001 from 7.15 P.M. – 7.35 P.M.
This TV recording was done at Doordarshan
Kendra Aizawl, Durtlang on 5th June, 2001.
Nine journalists including AIO, PIB, Aizawl
participated.Shri S.T.Sailo Director and Shri
Laldingliana Sailo, News Editor of Doordarshan
Aizawl kendra offered Tea and snacks at their
respective office chambers.Two journalists
namely :- 1. Mr. T. Lalhmachhuana, Editor,
Dingdi ( Mizo Daily Newspaper) and 2. Mr.
Vanlalzuata , Editor, Kristian Tlangau (Mizo
Monthly ) were interviewed by All India Radio,
Aizawl on June 21,2001 and which was broadcast
from 8.20 P.M. – 8.45 P.M. on 22nd June, 2001
through All India Radio, Aizawl. These
journalists briefly gave reports of the Press
Tour.
A group of journalists namely – Mr.
Zaithankhuma Khiangte, Mr. Lalrinmawia and
Mr.Raltawna Ralte who were on Tour to Port
Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands were also
interviewed by Local Cable TV Network/LPS
Vision Network, wherein they share their
experiences of the PIB conducted Press Tour.
This was recorded and shown through Local
Cable TV Network from 7.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. on
23rd June, 2001.
PIB, Aizawl office also arranged special
meeting with the Press Team at its office on
26th June, 2001. Shri Mangjangam Touthang, AIO,
PIB, Aizawl thanks the journalists in
extending full cooperation for successfull
conduct of the Press Tour to Port Blair,
Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Kolkata, West
Bengal . He also thanks the following
officials who were associated during the
preparation and conduct of the Press Tour :
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1 |
Shri
O.N.Jaiswal , AIO, Port Blair, Andaman &
Nicobar island. |
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2 |
Shri A.S. Bhirgi, New Editor, AIR,
Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Island. |
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3 |
Ms. Pratima Ghosh, Addl. Principal
Information Officer, PIB, Kolkata, West
Bengal. |
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4 |
Shri Shukendu Bhattacharya, Information
Officer, PIB, Kolkata, West Bengal. |
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5 |
Ms. Dipannita Dhar, Asstt. Information
Officer, PIB, Kolkata, West Bengal. |
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6 |
Shri B.M. Singh, Administrative officer,
PIB, Kolkata, West Bengal. |
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7 |
Shri S.C. Banerjee, Sr. Public Relations
Officer, Metro Railways, Kolkata. |
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8 |
Shri Shaymalkanti Chakravarti, Director
& Chairman, Indian National Committee of
Interna tional Council of Museum (ICOM),
Executive Secretary, Gurusaday Museum of
Folk Arts, Kolkata, West Bengal. |
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Officials from Forest Department, Port
Blair namely:- |
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Smt. Lata Megde Prasad, Forest Range
officer, Wandoor, Port Blair. |
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Ranjan Singh,etc.and |
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Budha Hazarika,Indian Navy officer,etc. |
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Scientist from Krishi Vigyan Kendra(KVK)
Port Blair namely :- |
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12 |
Shri S.K.Zamir Ahmed, Scientist |
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13 |
Shri Brojendra Singh , Scientist |
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14 |
Shri S.Michael Raj , Scientist |
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15 |
Gupta Pada village Panchayat members and
all the villagers. |
Members of the Mizoram Journalists
Association (MJA),
Director I&PR, Director All India Radio,
Director Doordarshan Kendra Aizawl ,Mizoram.
Proprietor LPS Cable TV Network, Aizawl,
Mizoram and also all officials associated with
the successful conduct of the Press Tour.
The news of PIB Aizawl conducted Press Tour
was also regularly broadcast/telecast in AIR,
Port Blair and AIR, Aizawl. News Bulletin, and
Doordarshan, Aizawl. Various local press of
Aizawl and Port Blair also carried the Press
Tour News. DIPR Mizoram also issued press
releases which finds publication in most of
the local newspapers. Also Special thanks to
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| Shri N.N.Jha,
Lt.Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Island, |
| Shri. Bishnu Pada Roy,
Member of Parliament, Andaman & Nicobar
Island, |
| PIB Hqrs.New Delhi for
Press Tour approval and sanction, |
| PIB, Regional office,
Guwahati for co-ordination, etc. |
| PIB ,Regional office,
Kolkata for arranging local visit in
Kolkata, |
| AIO, PIB, Port Blair and
News Editor, AIR, Port Blair for all
assistance extended to the Mizoram Press
Team. |
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All Staff members of PIB, Aizawl Office |
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