Girinath takes over as BBMP chief

By NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Tushar Girinath officially took over as Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner on Friday from Gaurav Gupta at a function held in the BBMP Commissioner’s office.

Girinath told reporters that his short term priority will be to find solution to the problems caused by rains, prepare for the fourth wave of Covid, fix issues regarding infrastructure be it potholes or solid waste management and speed up ongoing projects.

After assuming office, Girinath, held a series of meetings to assess the city’s pre-monsoon preparations and Covid-19 situation after assuming office on Friday.

Addressing the pre-monsoon preparation meeting, he asked the officials to identify the most vulnerable areas in the city that are prone to rainfall and clear the silt in the storm water drains. “The BBMP, BESCOM and BWSSB should work in coordination,” he said.

He asked to clean road side drains and shoulder drains and to provide safety equipment to personnel operating during the rainy season. “Officers must supervise contractors working during the rainy season,” he said.

Covid review
Girinath instructed officials to take necessary measures to prevent the increase of Covid cases in the city. “Government regulations must be strictly followed and Covid tests should be increased to control the rate of infection,” he said.

Inspection
Girinath visited all the offices in the Annex-01 building on the premises of the BBMP Office and assessed the functioning of the governing body.

The meeting was attended by zonal commissioners, zonal joint commissioners, head of the engineering division, all zonal chief engineers.