The Times of India 22.02.0213
DC takes over as administrator of MCC
The government on Wednesday directed Prakash to take over reigns of the
body as the term of the elected council came to an end. Prakash will be
in-charge of the civic body till such time that the new elected body is
in place. Elections to MCC will be held on March 7.
Prakash
after taking charge said the administration of the civic body will go
on as usual and due emphasis will be given to ensuring equitable and
timely distribution of water to all wards during the summer. The
corporation will discharge all its functions in the interim period till
such time that an elected body is in place and all ongoing development
works will be taken to its logical end, DC said.
Asserting
that due attention will be paid to city cleanliness; DC said disposal
of solid waste will be attended to on priority. K Harish Kumar,
commissioner, MCC received the DC when he arrived at the MCC office at Lalbagh to take charge. BS Balakrishna, superintending engineer, Srikanth Rao, joint commissioner, MCC engineers and other departmental heads were present on this occasion.
