Nainital, March 20 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday conducted an on-site inspection of the event venue in Haldwani along with officials in view of the preparations for the proposed visit of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh scheduled for Saturday.

Dhami also held a review meeting with divisional and district officials at the Circuit House in Haldwani to assess the preparations for the Union Defence Minister's proposed visit.

Meanwhile, Singh on Thursday inaugurated a two-day National Defence Industrial Conclave in Delhi. During the event, he called upon innovators and MSMEs to work towards self-reliance. Referring to the current global scenario, he said that India especially needs to become self-reliant in the fi...