Arunachal Pradesh Governor Tathagata Roy today visited the Ramakrishna Mission Hospital here and distributed fruits to indoor patients and interacted with doctors of the hospital and monks.
The Secondary Care referral 260 bedded Hospital caters to over 650 patients per day in its Out Patient Department.
Secretary of the hospital Swami Vishweshananda accompanied the Governor and his wife who visited the children ward, various laboratories, dialysis ward, and neonatal unit and the monks' quarter.
Later, Roy who was sworn in as the state governor on Sunday, also visited the state emporium, here, a Raj Bhawan communique informed.
Roy has been given the additional charge of during the absence on leave of J P Rajkhowa.
Impressed by the briefings by joint director Haj Dodung and other officers of the department of textiles, handloom and handicrafts, the Governor purchased a wraparound and suggested them to have more stock of traditionally made attires and other materials.
Interacting with media persons during the visit, Roy expressed hope that the state would progress with time.
He had earlier travelled extensively in the State and is impressed by the rural Arunachal Pradesh and wished that Itanagar improves.
