Nisha James appointed as Udupi SP
Udupi, Feb 21: Kerala based 2013 batch IPS officer Nisha James is appointed as the new SP of Udupi district.
She is the second woman SP after Savitha Hande, who was appointed after Udupi became new district on August 25, 1997.
The government has transferred Udupi SP Laxman Nimbargi who got appreciation from people for his work in various incidents, as the SP of Bengaluru wireless division.
Nisha James was working as Commandant of Fourth Battalion of Karnataka in Bengaluru. Though she hailed from Kerala, she has completed her education in New Delhi. She has completed her graduation from Lady Sriram College of Delhi 2006(B.A) and in 2008(M.A), she has got post graduation in English literature. In UPSC exam of 2012, she has got 179 all India rank.
Being AGMUT cadre IPS officer, she has married her batch mate IPS officer Dr Anoop A Shetty and later, transferred to Karnataka cadre.
She has completed her probationary period in Chitradurga in 2013 and worked as ASP in Sagar in shimoga district. In 2017, she has worked as SP in Raichur and Bengaluru intelligence division SP. In 2018, she has worked as an Indian Reserve Battalion Commandant at Munirabad. She has led 1,700 km long cyclathon from Belagavi to Bengaluru for women staff.
Recognition
Laxman Nimbargi who took over charge as the Udupi SP on Jan 1, 2018 after Dr Sanjeev M Patil, has taken various measures to reform the department and got appreciation. Direct phone-in programme continued in the district and controlled criminal activities including ganja, betting and others. He efficiently handled Shiroor mutt Lakshmivara Theertha Swamiji death case. He has unearthed the Hussainabba Jokatte murder case and double murder case at Kota brothers successfully.
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BMC turning blind eye to air pollution issue, says HC; questions nod for over 125 projects in city
Mumbai (PTI): The Bombay High Court on Wednesday castigated the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for turning a "blind eye" towards the issue of air pollution in the city and for "not doing anything" to mitigate the problem.
A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad also questioned as to how the BMC has granted sanction to over 125 construction projects over Rs 1,000 crore in a small city like Mumbai, stating that the situation has now gone beyond the civic body's control.
The court had warned the BMC that it would pass orders restraining it from granting any further permissions for construction if the air pollution situation persists in the city.
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"How can 125 projects worth more than Rs 1,000 crore be sanctioned in such a small city? That is a lot. Now the situation has gone beyond your (BMC) control. Now you are not able to manage things," HC said.
The court urged the BMC to strengthen its mechanism in such a way that the measures are preventive in nature and not remedial.
The court was hearing a bunch of petitions raising concerns over the deteriorating air quality index in the city.
"The BMC is not doing anything. Even the minimal requirement is not being done. You (BMC) don't have anything in place. There is no implementation plan," the court said.
The civic body has not applied its mind at all, it added.
"The BMC is not working at all. There is no monitoring. The BMC has turned a blind eye to the issue," the HC said, adding the measures taken have to be preventive and not remedial.
The court noted that despite having wide powers, the BMC was not doing anything.
The high court was also irked with the 91 squads of the BMC not conducting inspections at construction sites.
Senior counsel S U Kamdar, appearing for BMC, said on Tuesday 39 sites were visited. The officers of the other squads are busy with election duty, he said.
The bench then said election duty cannot be an excuse.
"You (BMC) can always make an application to the election commission seeking exemption," it said.
Kamdar told the bench that AQI on Wednesday was at 88 which is considered satisfactory. The situation last year was worse, he said.
The bench, however, said simply saying pollution has decreased does not mean the BMC was working.
When the court questioned what the corporation proposed to do in the next two weeks, BMC commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, who was present in the court, said the squads would inspect a minimum of two construction sites per day and take necessary action.
The bench said the squads should be provided with button cameras and GPS devices.
The bench posted the matter for further hearing on January 20.
