The delegates who came to participate in CII summit in Visakhapatnam received a traditional welcome from artistes performing tribal and folk dances on Thursday. The dances include Thimsa, Tappeta Gullu and Garaga, accompanied by drums.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan encouraged artistes and interacted with various cultural troupes and posed for photographs with them.
The Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister also
appreciated sanitation workers for maintaining cleanliness at the venue and posed for photographs with them.
Chandrababu Naidu, Piyush Goyal and Pawan Kalyan, along with IT Minister Nara Lokesh, inaugurated the Andhra Pradesh Pavilion and the MSME Pavilion.
Using digital screens, Lokesh explained to the Union Minister the agricultural potential of different regions, including the crops grown there and the scope for setting up industries. Naidu also briefed Piyush Goyal on the State's growth story and development across various sectors.