National Holiday: Ultimate Preparations Underway for March 12

The Chief Guest at the celebrations, the President of India Pranab Mukherjee, is expected at the airport Monday 15 SSR 30 pm sharp. The entire program of the visit of the new leader of the Indian State has been officially endorsed by the Indian authorities for safety reasons an Advanced Team New Delhi has already participated in visits to places where it should go. The program of the visit and for the official events of March 12 will be officially released soon.

The red carpet will be rolled out at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport on Monday afternoon to book the President of India should welcome his rank. Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam and his wife Veena are to cut the presidential plane at the head of a large delegation of people for this purpose. The new leader of the opposition, Alan Ganoo, will also be present at the airport under the protocol.

Organising Committee of the official visit of President Mukherjee provides a rehearsal tomorrow afternoon in pregnant the terminal, specially designed for the occasion. On the way to his hotel in the North on the day of his arrival, Pranab Mukherjee will make a courtesy visit to the President of the Republic Kailash Purryag.

During the evening of Monday, the government will provide a banquet in honor of the Chief Guest and the 45th anniversary of independence. The State Banquet is scheduled at Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre to an audience of the most important personalities from different sectors of the Mauritian life.

Tuesday 's day for the Chief Guest will begin with a wreath laying ceremony at the Samadhi of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, the Father of the Nation, the Pamplemousses Botanical Garden. The next step for President Mukherjee is particularly symbolic: it will Aapravasi Ghaat the Place de l'Immigration for a visit landing sites of the workers hired from India.

Indian President and the members of his official delegation will be received by the Prime Minister at Clarisse House for a formal exchange of views on the bilateral relations and international as well as the exchange of gifts between the two personalities. At mid-day, Kailash Purryag receive his Indian counterpart to lunch in the gardens of the State House in Reduit.

Soft Opening

In the afternoon of March 12, Pranab Mukherjee will attend the ceremony at the stadium in Belle Vue Anjalay . It is also expected that the chief judge, Bernard Sik Yuen, and the leader of the opposition he will make courtesy visits.

Wednesday, Pranab Mukherjee is expected on the campus of the University of Mauritius for an official ceremony Hence the title of Doctor Honoris Causa will be conferred. Moreover, one of the popular highlights of the day March 12 is the arrival of the Airbus A380 of Emirates Plaisance airport. This landing marks the kickoff of the soft opening of the New Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport Terminal, whose commissioning is scheduled for July. With the end of the shell, the construction work and installation of different services are being made.

Meanwhile, officials of Airports of Mauritius Limited (AML) and Airport Terminal Operations Limited (ATOL) took provisions for the use of the Electronic Bridges, newly installed, for disembarking passengers Airbus A 380 in the morning of 12 March and organized visits to the airport.

Airbus A380 Emirates also officially invited to the ceremony stage Anjalay. Indeed, officials of the organizing committee, after verification of security measures with the Department of Civil Aviation, gave their approval for overflight of stage Anjalay by Airbus, provided 18 h 28, is virtually the end of the protocol events.

Meanwhile, organizers expect Friday a full dress rehearsal of the ceremony in real time. Rehabilitation work full Anjalay stage with the installation of new seats in the bleachers will be reserved for VIPs curly before the weekend. Over one thousand parking spaces for cars and buses are also provided in different areas around the stadium.