Visakhapatnam sources have stated that Microsoft Corporation co-founder Bill Gates along with his wife Melinda Gates attended the Agri Hackathon, a three day agricultural summit being organized here. Accordingly the summit is being organized by the Andhra Pradesh government in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Bill Gates and Melinda Foundation from Wednesday.
Meanwhile Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu had also participated in the inaugural on Wednesday and Bill Gates and Melinda attended yesterday's valedictory. It is widely anticipated that Bill Gates may make an announcement of the participation of the foundation in some major project related to agriculture in Andhra Pradesh.
Sources have added that the atmosphere is charged
with expectancy as people of the state are anxiously waiting for the visit of
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to Visakhapatnam where he will spend a couple
of hours.
