Uttara Kannada Deputy Commissioner SS Nakul transferred, Dr. Harish Kumar to take charge
Major changes in administration and police department in Coastal districts ahead of elections
Karwar: In a major change in the district administration, Uttara Kannada District, Deputy Commissioner was transferred with immediate effect on Thursday.
The state government on Thursday 21 Feb, made a major reshuffle in police department and district administrations ahead of the Lok Sabha elections due in next few months.
Several top officers of police department and district administrations were transferred with immediate effect, as per the orders from the Governor of Karnataka and Government’s Secretariat.
The three coastal districts of Karnataka also witnessed significant changes in both police department and administration, as a part of reshuffle.
Uttara Kannada saw a major change in administration, as its Deputy Commissioner, SS Nakul, known for his soft-spoken yet no-nonsense nature was transferred as the Director of Department of Information Technology and Bio-Techonology, Bengaluru, and will be replaced by Dr. K. Harish Kumar IAS, who was serving as Chief Executive officer of Chamarajanagar Zilla Panchayath.
Nakul, was a Karnataka state topper of UPSC exams in 2010, and had taken charge as the DC of Uttara Kannada district in June 2016.
Other Significant changes
Mangaluru Police Commissioner, TR Suresh, was transferred and was replaced by Sandeep Patil, who was serving as the DIG assistant commissioner of Bengaluru CAR unit.
READ: Mangaluru City Police Commissioner TR Suresh transferred
Udupi District Superintendent of Police (SP) Laxman Nimbargi was also transferred to Bengaluru as Bengaluru Police Wireless SP.
Nisha James, who was serving as the Commander of KSRP fourth battalion in Bengaluru will now take charge as the Udupi district SP.
READ: Udupi SP Laxman Nimbargi transferred
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Karnataka to witness heavy rain for next 10 days
Bengaluru: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that the southwest monsoon will cause heavy rainfall likely this weekend and will drench Karnataka over the next 10 days.
The monsoon has begun retreating from northwestern India. Conditions remain active over the south, with an upper air trough extending up to 1.5 km over North Interior Karnataka and northern Tamil Nadu, combined with weakening monsoon winds across the peninsula, is driving the current spell. N. Puviarasan, head of the IMD’s meteorological centre in Bengaluru, said in a conversation with Deccan Herald, “As a result, the whole of Karnataka will see rain over the next week to 10 days."
With a cyclone in the Pacific Ocean along with a low-pressure system over the north Bay of Bengal, the monsoon is expected to intensify during the next four days. IMD has predicted heavy rains across South Interior Karnataka, including Bengaluru, throughout the weekend.
Bengaluru, recorded widespread moderate to heavy rainfall on Thursday. Between 8.30 am and 8.30 pm, Bengaluru city logged 45.9 mm of rain accompanied by thunderstorms. HAL airport registered 6 mm and the Bengaluru Urban automatic station recorded 47.5 mm. Doddathoguru, near Electronics City, reported 55 mm.
According to IMD forecast heavy rainfall will occur at isolated places in Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Yadgir, Koppal, Raichur, Ramanagara and Mandya districts in the next few days.
The southwest monsoon is now expected to extend until mid-October and with little or no break in between, the northeast monsoon is likely to follow immediately. These are expected to last until December. “There may be no break in between,” Puviarasan said.
