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30/05/2011

Montek couple sail through Ganga ahead of Plan panel meet

Patna,(BiharTimes): On the eve of the two-day Regional Conference of the Planning Commission in Patna its Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and his wife Isher Ahluwalia on Sunday enjoyed a sail on Ganga here on board a special vessel.


N K Singh, Janata Dal (United) MP and former bureaucrat who have worked with Montek, besides, Bihar CM's secretary S Siddhartha and Patna DM Sanjay Kumar accompanied them. N K Singh is also a former deputy chairman of Bihar State Planning Board.

The Ahluwalia couple arrived at the Gandhi Ghat round 4 PM and boarded the special vessel which took them midstream. The enjoyed the trip for over two hours and got an opportunity to watch dolpin in
the confluence of Gandak and Ganga.

Earlier, there were reports that they would board M V Ganga Vihar, the floating restaurant, but later it was decided that they would travel by special vessel. Montek captured the scenes, especially of the sunset, in his camera.

Later Chief Minister Nitish Kumar hosted dinner for the couple at his residence.

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