JAIPUR: Australian High Commissioner to India, Barry O'Farrell AO was in Rajasthan to discuss the ambitious plans of investment in the desert state in diverse fields like skill development, water management, renewable energy, agriculture and mining. He made an official call on Rajasthan's newly appointed Chief Secretary Usha Sharma to discuss the plan to invest in the desert state in skill development, water management, renewable energy, agriculture and mining.

Mr Farrell said that the Australia-India relationship is getting closer and is meant to go a long way. "Australia is aiming to make a healthy investment in India for which skill development, water management, renewable energy, agriculture and mining can be the focus areas. Rajasthan has a huge potential for development of solar power in particular and the Australian government would be more than willing to stitch a partnership in developing and sharing technology for enhancing the solar energy in the state," he said.

The Australian High Commissioner to India was all praise for the federal structure of India and said that the present time when Covid has receded is a great opportunity for the two countries to work together. He further suggested an exchange programme for the officers of the two countries under which the administrative officers from one country would visit the other to understand and learn the administrative working of each other.