Lucknow, Nov. 11 -- After a civic standoff that took shape last month, Lucknow mayor Sushma Kharkwal has finally called a truce following the intervention of a minister and written to municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar, directing him to convene a meeting of the executive committee on November 13 and a meeting of the house on November 14 to pass the revised budget so that developmental works are not stalled.

The mayor had earlier refused to call the meetings, insisting on receiving reports of the previous house and executive committee meetings directly from the municipal commissioner. The municipal commissioner, however, maintained that the reports had already been sent to her by email.

The impasse had delayed the approval of the revise...