Wednesday, July 9, 2025
spot_img

Will further strengthen our friendship with India: Bhutanese PM after meeting Gautam Adani

Date:

Share post:

spot_imgspot_img

Ahmedabad, July 24: Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay on Wednesday said their visit will further strengthen the friendship ties between Bhutan and Bharat, as they wrapped up the three-day visit to Gujarat where they also visited the Adani Group-operated world’s largest Renewable Energy (RE) site at Khavda and Mundra Port.

The delegation also visited the GIFT City, an upcoming global financial and IT services hub, near Gandhinagar. “We are inspired by what has been achieved in such a short time in this Smart City.

Our visit here will further strengthen strong ties of friendship between Bhutan and Bharat. On behalf of His Majesty, the King of Bhutan, I would like to thank the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendra Patel, for the wonderful arrangements,” Tobgay told the media.

The Bhutanese delegation also visited the Statue of Unity which was like a “pilgrimage” for them. The Bhutanese PM also called for a partnership between India and Bhutan for the development of the ‘Mindfulness City’, planned at Gelephu town in southern Bhutan near the border with India. The state government said the visiting delegation was impressed after seeing “world-class infrastructure and other high-tech systems such as the district cooling system and utility tunnel”.

On Tuesday, Wangchuck and Tobgay visited the world’s largest Renewable Energy (RE) site at Khavda which is operated by the Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), the country’s largest and one of the world’s leading RE companies. Later, they also visited the mega port at Mundra, the largest commercial port in India with state-of-the-art infrastructure run by the Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) — the biggest commercial ports operator in India accounting for nearly one-fourth of the cargo movement in the country.

Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, said he was “immensely grateful” for their visit to Adani’s 30 GW Renewable Energy site at Khavda and Mundra Port. Last month, the Adani Group announced the signing of an agreement with Bhutan for a 570 MW green hydro plant, along with collaboration on several transformative infrastructure initiatives in the neighbouring country.

The announcement was made following Gautam Adani’s meeting with the Bhutanese PM in Thimphu. India and Bhutan continue to intensify bilateral cooperation, including development partnership, energy, trade and investment, connectivity and trade infrastructure, technology, people-to-people ties, as well as other regional issues of mutual importance.

IANS

spot_imgspot_img

Related articles

Many of you can become astronauts, walk on Moon: Shubhanshu tells students at NESAC

NEW DELHI, July 8: “Many of you can become future astronauts, even walk on the Moon,” Shubhanshu Shukla...

Keep all 18 Khasi villages in Meghalaya: Heads of Raid Nongtung urge Conrad

SHILLONG, July 8: The traditional village heads along the Assam-Meghalaya border in Ri-Bhoi, under the banner of the...

Drug addiction fuels rise in petty crimes in city, says police

SHILLONG, July 8: There is a rise in petty crimes such as thefts and burglaries in the city,...

MHRC seeks report on alleged torture of youth at Sohra PS

SHILLONG, July 8: The Meghalaya Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has directed the Superintendent of Police of East Khasi...