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Water Resource ministers’ meet postponed

Special Correspondent

The Governor met Home Ministry officials for release of flood relief funds

Bangalore: The meeting of the Water Resource ministers, for discussing the development and conservation activities under the water mission scheduled to be held in New Delhi on Tuesday, has been postponed to November 27. It was to be convened by Union Water Resource Minister Saifuddin Soz.

According to sources in Raj Bhavan here, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cancelled it. The Governor Rameshwar Thakur, who had been to the Capital to attend the meeting, met senior officials in the Union Home Ministry and reminded them of the urgency to release funds for flood relief in the State. The Governor is likely to take up the matter of appointing advisers to him with Home Minister Shivaraj Patil. He is returning to the city on October 26.

Meanwhile, the Janata Darshan, which was cancelled during the week, will resume on Monday.

The sources said that the office is making arrangements for an ambulance and doctors during the darshan.

Darshan

When told that those who attended the Governor’s Janata Darshan at his home office, Krishna, were given coffee, snacks and even cash for their transport, as many came from rural areas, an official said that they might be served with tiffin. But the Raj Bhavan had no funds to give cash to the poor visitors, the official added.

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