The Times of India       20.11.2014   

New Coimbatore Corporation commissioner says his focus would be on sanitation

COIMBATORE: K Vijay Karthikeyan took charge as the commissioner of the Coimbatore City Corporation on Thursday.

Twenty eight-year-old Karthikeyan is the youngest person to assume the office of the commissioner of Coimbatore Corporation. He is the 23rd commissioner of the Corporation.

The 2011 batch IAS officer had been serving as the sub-collector of Kovilpatti before the present assignment. He implemented several innovative programmes in Kovilpatti, including a scheme to issue a patta in an hour.

A native of Madurai, Karthikeyan completed his MBBS at Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai, in 2009.

"Being a doctor, my focus will definitely be on sanitation and cleanliness in the city," he said after assuming office.

He said that he was aware that several projects had been announced in the city. He would make sure that all projects were implemented appropriately.

He said he had heard about the irregularities in the solid waste management scheme in the city and would look into it.

His father, R Kannan, who is a 1986 batch Indian Forest Service officer, is an additional principal chief conservative officer of south zone, Madurai.