Governor Baby Rani Maurya and Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat have expressed deep grief on the demise of former Governor of Uttarakhand Sudarshan Agarwal.
He was 88. A one-day State mourning has been declared in Uttarakhand on Thursday.
In her condolence message Maurya said that the Late Agarwal was an efficient administrator, noteworthy jurist and great social worker. As the Governor of Uttarakhand he always adopted ideal approach for the development of the State.
Him Jyoti School for poor girls in Dehradun which is a treasure now, was established by him.
Agarwal had successfully fulfilled the duties of Governor of Sikkim and Uttar Pardesh. In his condolence message, Rawat said that during his term as the Governor, Agarwal played an important role in giving direction to Uttarakhand. An able administrator, he had a special interest in social service. There will be a State mourning on Thursday.
The national flag will be at half mast in all Government buildings and no official entertainment programmes will be held on the day. Agarwal was the Uttarakhand Governor during January 2003-October 2007.