Mangalore: Channappa Gowda Assumes Office as New DC
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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS/SB)
Mangalore, May 16: In his second stint in Mangalore after serving as the commissioner of MUDA in 1994, KAS officer N S Channappa Gowda assumed office as the deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district on Monday May 16. He is replacing Subodh Yadav who has been transferred as the commissioner of state textile department, Bangalore.
AC Prabhakar Sharma welcomed the new DC with a bouquet.
Channappa Gowda was posted as deputy commissioner of DK district on Friday May 13. Gowda has also earlier served as the DC of Mysore, Ramnagar, Uttara Kannada and Chikmagalur districts.
Speaking to mediaperons, Gowda said that he would put sincere efforts to continue development works initiated by his predecessors. He promised a transparent administration in the district. He said red-tapism in government offices is a curse to the public, thus actions will be initiated to speed up the works.
Noting that the city has undergone a rapid change in the last few years, he said strict rules and policies will continue to be in place and that there will be no bowing to pressures from any corner.