The Hindu                 30.05.2013

Vijayalakshmi takes over as Municipal Commissioner

Promises to work for all-round development of the city.

Ch. Vijayalakshmi, new Commissioner of the municipal corporation on Wednesday promised to attend to people’s civic woes speedily and strive hard to give a facelift to the fast-expanding city.

Taking over charge from outgoing Municipal Commissioner S. Ravindra Babu, she said with her experience in handling civic issues in different cities and towns, she would do her best to resolve water, drainage and other civic woes and usher in all-round development of the city. Accepting a tree sapling from Volunteer Environment Organisation chairman G. Veerabhadrachari, she said she would contribute her might to the cause of ‘Green Ongole’. Earlier, she had served in different capacities including the Additional Mission Director of the Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (MEPMA).