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District Magistrate faces minister's ire for not picking calls in disaster-hit Dehradun

Dehradun, Sep 17 (UNI) As Dehradun battled the rain disaster that led to 17 deaths by Tuesday late night, District Magistrate Savin Bansal faced state agriculture minister Ganesh Joshi's ire for not picking the latter's phone calls.
In a purported video available on social media, Joshi was seen warning Bansal to mend his ways.
Joshi, who was angry with Bansal for not picking his call on the night of September 1, met the Dehradun District Magistrate at cloudburst-hit Karlrigad area as he visited there to take stock of disaster rescue works.
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