Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal on Thursday reviewed the preparations for the fourth meeting of the G20 Sherpa group to be held from 3 to 7 September in Nuh district. The event is being coordinated jointly by the administrations of Nuh and Gurugram districts under the guidance of the G-20 Secretariat, an official statement issued in Chandigarh said. Nuh and Gurugram are adjoining districts.
In addition to the member countries of the grouping, Sherpas and other delegates who have been invited from other countries will participate in the meeting, it said. As a penultimate event before the G-20 Summit scheduled in New Delhi on 9 and 10 September, Kaushal emphasised the need to make adequate arrangements for this “grand occasion” in Nuh, ensuring that all arrangements are executed with precision.
Kaushal also directed all officers involved in the event to maintain a vigil during the meeting days to ensure that there will be no shortages in any work related to their respective departments. The officials of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Public Works Department (PWD) told the gathering that the work of improving the roads from the border in the national capital to the venue has been completed. Gurugram Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav and Nuh Deputy Commissioner Dhirendra Khadgata also gave detailed updates about the preparations for the summit and assured Chief Secretary Kaushal that no stone will be left unturned to make the fourth sherpa meeting a success, the statement further read.
Additional Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister and Director General of Information, Public Relations, Language and Culture Department, Amit Agarwal, informed the meeting that preparations are being made to present the rich cultural heritage of Haryana to the guests. Haryana Director General of Police Shatrujeet Kapur, Additional Director General of Police, CID, Alok Mittal, Gurugram Police Commissioner Vikas Arora and Nuh Superintendent of Police Narendra Bijaraniyan participated in the meeting. The region has been tense and authorities have been on alert since clashes broke out in Nuh and spread to Gurugram on 31 July.
