Srinagar: The meeting of North Zonal Council
which was to be chaired by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on September 27 here has been postponed as assembly sessions in most of the constituent states will be then in progress, a
senior official said Friday.
"The North Zonal Council secretariat has informed us that the meeting has been postponed for the time being," Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Madhav Lal told reporters.
He said the assemblies of many states in the North Zonal
Council will be in session next week, coinciding with the
scheduled dates of the meeting.
While fresh dates have been not been notified to states,
it is likely to be held before the end of October, he added.
The Council comprising Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu
and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, National Capital Territory of
Delhi and Union Territory of Chandigarh would focus on areas
of common interest and seek solution to the pending issues
among the neighbouring states in the zone.
PTI
First Published: Friday, September 23, 2011, 15:36