Wednesday, Apr 08, 2026 21:30 [IST]
Last Update: Tuesday, Apr 07, 2026 16:00 [IST]
PAKYONG, (IPR): Maya Tissafi, Ambassador of Switzerland to India, arrived in
Sikkim today on an official visit, accompanied by Simon SevanSchäfer, First
Secretary, and Pierre-Yves Pitteloud, Senior Regional Advisor on Disaster Risk
Reduction (DRR), Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), and Rapid Response (RR). She
is also accompanied by her spouse, JürgPetermann.
On
her arrival at the Rangpo Tourist Facilitation Centre, the Ambassador was
received by director SSDMA, LR&DMD, Rajiv Roka; Sub-Divisional Magistrate
Rangpo, SujataSubba; SDPO Rangpo, Sameer Pradhan; along with officials from the
SSDMA, LR&DMD, Gangtok and Tourism department.
The
delegation will be in the State from 7th to 11th April 2026. During the visit,
the Ambassador and her team will undertake field visits to various sites
affected by Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) across the region.
The
delegation is also scheduled to hold meetings with senior officials of the
State government and engage with local stakeholders during their stay.
