Designated Governor A Qureshi will take oath as the Governor of Uttarakhand on May 15, 2012.

Dehradun, May 08:

Designated Governor A Qureshi will take oath as the Governor of Uttarakhand at 3.30 pm on May 15, 2012.  Chief Secretary Alok Kumar Jain, on Tuesday, called a meeting of senior administrative and police officers to discuss preparation for the oath taking ceremony. He directed the concerned officers of all the departments to complete all requisite arrangements.

Mr. Qureshi is expected to arrive Dehradun on May 14. After landing at Jollygrant Airport he will be given Guard of Honour by PAC Jawans. Chief Minister or any cabinet minister nominated by him on his behalf, Chief Secretary, DGP and other senior officers would be present in the airport to welcome the designated Governor. Mr. Qureshi will reach GTC helipad by helicopter. There he will be welcomed by public representatives, Mandal Commissioners, DIG and other senior officers. He will be given Guard of Honour by Army Jawans at Rajbhawan.

On May 15, after taking the oath, the Governor will address the media. Chief Secretary also directed the officers to make requisite arrangements for the welcome of Chief Justice Barin Ghosh.

The meeting was attended by DGP Vijay Raghav Pant, Principal Secretary Industry Rakesh Sharma, Principal Secretary Legislation DP Gairola, Principal Secretary to Governor Ashok Pai, Secretary to Chief Minister MH Khan, Secretary General Administration Ajay Nabiyal, DG Information Dilip Jawalkar, Additional Secretary SS Rawat, IG Ram Singh Meena, DIG Sanjay Gujiyal, DM Dehradun Ravinath Raman and SSP Neeru Garg.