Cosmonauts Rakhesh Sarma and Ravish Malhotra are paying a day’s visit to Shillong on June 7. They will be accompanied by their wives and children.
Their engagements in the city include a civic reception to be accorded at the State Central Library auditorium at 4.00 P.M. on the day. The reception will be organized jointly by the Municipality and the District Council.
They will call on the Governor and Chief Minister. The Governor will host at home in their honour at Raj Bhawan at 5.00 P.M. The State Govt will throw a dinner party at the Hotel Ashok-Pinewood.
The cosmonauts will leave for Bagdogra on the following day to attend an Air Force function.