Varanasi: All liaison officers being trained to escort foreign delegates expected to visit during the G-20 events here will be sensitised about development work in the city and basic information on the agriculture scene in Varanasi region.
To take stock of the training programme of the liaison officer for the proposed G-20 events slated here between April and August, district magistrate S Rajalingam reached the office of joint director tourism on Wednesday.
He took part in a training session and asked the trainers to sensitise liaison officers about agriculture in region surrounding Varanasi. “As the session of G-20 here is based on agriculture, all liaison officers should be made well aware about the basic facts to ensure they are passing correct information among the visitors,” he said.
The liaison officers will not only be prepare to take care of facilities needed for the guests, he said adding, they should be made ready to project good image of the city if the guests try to know about developments took place in Kashi.
Terming liaison officers as flag-bearers, he said they be responsible for presenting the city and state in the right light. He asked the trainers to make the liaison officer ready with basic details of all important projects, including clean Ganga mission and the smart city project.