New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- A row overthe exploitation of public services wastriggered after the water level of the Little Miami River in Ohio was raised for US Vice President JD Vance's family's boating trip.

On his 41st birthday on 2 August, Vance was spotted in the southwestern Ohio area. He was seen canoeing on the Ohio river, a tributary that Caesar Creek Lake feeds into.

The outflow request for Caesar Creek Lake was not just to support the vice president's Secret Service detail, but also to create "ideal kayaking conditions", reported The Guardian, citing a source with knowledge of the matter.

The request from the US Secret Service was made to "support safe navigation" of the US vice president's security detail for an August outing on t...