11 August,2009 12:02 PM IST | | PTI
In the backdrop of scarcity situation in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has cancelled the dinner programme organised on August 13 for Consulate Generals.
The programme was slated to take place at Taj Lands End hotel in suburban Bandra on the occasion of 62nd Independence Day, official sources said.
An At Home function for dignitaries from various walks of life, scheduled on August 15 at Town Hall has also been cancelled, the sources said.
The state government has declared drought-like situation in 129 tehsils in the state in view of less than half normal rainfall during current season.
