10 lakh,' Tamba said adding that now there was no money to pay even the salaries of the 19 contract staffers working under IDSP project as the money was utilized for swine flu activities.

On July 19, Tamba had also accused the DHS of non-cooperation regarding swine flu- related activities, alleging that throat swab samples for urgent testing were being sent by public transport to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune.

Speaking to IANS, state chief secretary Sanjiv Srivastava said that such a press release was not expected of a senior government official.

'Such issues need to be sorted out. I have called for a meeting with the director of the state health services to handle the problem. We will find a way out,' Srivastava said.

Earlier Friday, a 26-year-old man who arrived in Goa from the US via Hong Kong and Mumbai July 28, has been admitted to the quarantine facility at the Goa Medical College near Panaji after he reported of swine flu-like symptoms.

His throat swab sample has been sent to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases in Delhi and the results will be available in two days.