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The Karnataka government has decided to transfer the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike's (BBMP) commissioner IAS officer Gaurav Gupta with immediate effect and appoint IAS officer Tushar Giri Nath in his stead. Gupta meanwhile will take up the role of Additional Chief Secretary of the Infrastructure department. Gupta had been appointed the chief of BMC during the second wave of the pandemic on April 1, 2021.
The state government has ordered the transfer of 16 IAS officers. Gupta's transfer comes before the high-octane BBMP polls whose dates haven't been announced yet. Karnataka is also set to go to the polls in 2023.
The BBMP has been in the news recently and faced backlash from several quarters for poor infra leading to multiple deaths of late including from accidents caused by potholes, un-asphalted roads, water-filled underpassed, accidents due to speeding BBMP trucks and even waterlogging.
Residents have raised questions about the BBMP's failure in preventing these mishaps and ensuring smooth administration. The local body has even come under the radar of courts, which have issued multiple orders to fill up potholes in the city and repair roads, among others.
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