Amid national lockdown due to COVID-19 outbreak in the country, IAS shifts have been made in civic body of Mumbai BMC.
Mumbai| The Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led government has made changes in the BMC to rope in more people in the COVID-19 battle.
Former Thane Municipal Commissioner Sanjeev Jaiswal, who was waiting for posting, is new additional commissioner of BMC replacing present incumbent Abasaheb Jarhad who is new relief and rehabilitation secretary
Relief and Rehabilitation Secretary Kishorraje Nimbalkar has been transferred as Public Works Department Secretary replacing Manoj Saunik who will be additional CS Finance Department. Saunik was looking after Public Works and Finance Departments
In a major shakeup, BMC Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi has been shunted out amid rising coronavirus cases in Mumbai. He has been transferred as additional CS in the urban development department. Iqbal Chahal, who is currently UDD principal secretary is the new BMC Commissioner.
Also Read: Maharashtra State Minister Uday Samant Says, “Final Year Students To Give Exams”
The total number of cases in Maharashtra– the worst affected state by the virus, has climbed to 17,974 with 698 deaths.
Mumbai, the financial capital of the country, figures also nears 10,000-mark.
The total cases in India surged to 56,342 including over 16,000 cured/discharged or migrated and 1,886 deaths amid lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19.
As an independent media platform, we do not take advertisements from governments and corporate houses. It is you, our readers, who have supported us on our journey to do honest and unbiased journalism. Please contribute, so that we can continue to do the same in future.
