Search the Internet          Tips

Kutch Collector transferred,
Baroda man takes over

Baroda Collector Anil Mukim on Friday took over as the Collector of Kutch after the Gujarat government on Friday transferred incumbent Kamal Dayani to the state Industries Department.

The state government is apparently not happy with the manner in which Dayani, a 1990 batch officer, handled the situation after the January 26 earthquake. Dayani had apparently written to the state government alleging 'pilfering and diversion' of relief materials by the armed forces, which did no go down well with the latter.

Anil Mukim is a 1985 batch officer whose first posting was as Sub Divisional Magistrate in Bhuj, the headquarters of Kutch, between 1986-89.

Speaking about his priorities, Mukim told rediff.com, "It is a challenging assignment. I have set out three priorities to tackle the situation."

"The first and immediate priority is to arrange shelter for the quake affected people, tents and blankets."

"In the medium term, we have to plan for the coming summer and monsoon," he said.

"In the long term, we have to rebuild Bhuj," Mukim added.

The Complete Coverage | List of earthquake sites

Back to top

Tell us what you think of this report