Senior IAS officer Tushar Giri Nath assumed charge as the new chief commissioner of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Friday. Outgoing civic chief Gaurav Gupta handed the silver baton and the KMC Act to symbolically hand over charge to his successor.
Admitting there were many challenges to be met, Mr. Giri Nath said his focus areas would be being prepared to handle the fourth wave of COVID-19 pandemic, rain preparedness and coordination with other civic agencies. Here is what he had to say:
On priority areas: In the short-term, these would be to solve the problems caused by rains. Currently, even a short spell of rain is enough to bring the city to its knees. Preparing for the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, infrastructure improvement, solid waste management... a lot has been done already; but we still need to do more.
