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Chief Secretary to apprise Governor of flood relief

Special Correspondent

THINTHANI (GULBARGA DISTRICT): Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Friday said that Chief Secretary S.V. Ranganath has been asked to meet Governor H.R. Bhardwaj and Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde and apprise them of the relief work taken up in the flood-hit areas and clear all the misgivings.

Reacting to the Governor’s comments on the “shoddy” relief works in the flood-hit areas, Mr. Yeddyurappa told presspersons here that the lack of complete information about the relief measures taken up by the State Government might have been one of the reasons for the Governor’s reaction.

“I have great regard and respect for the Governor and during all my meetings with the Governor, he has advised me on several issues as a senior politician,” Mr. Yeddyurappa said.

The Chief Minister was here to lay the foundation stone for the construction of a new township for the 200 families in Thinthani village on the banks of the Krishna.

The Chief Minister said that on his return to Bangalore on Saturday he would meet the Governor and personally apprise him of all the steps taken by the government to provide relief to the affected people. He also said that he would seek Governor’s cooperation and good offices to get more funds from the Union Government for further speeding up the relief and rehabilitation in the affected areas.

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