The Haryana government has appointed new leaders to key civic and metropolitan development agencies in Gurugram as part of a wider administrative reshuffle involving IAS and Haryana Civil Service officers.
Pankaj, a 2020-batch IAS officer, has been appointed Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram and District Municipal Commissioner. He was previously serving in similar roles in Panipat and replaces Pradeep Dahiya.
Dusmanta Kumar Behera, a 2007-batch IAS officer, has been named Chief Executive Officer of the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority. He will also head the Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority, succeeding Phool Chand Meena in these responsibilities.
Mohd Imran Raza has been appointed Additional Chief Executive Officer of the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority. Ankita Choudhary, previously Additional Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram, has been transferred to Panipat as Municipal Commissioner and District Municipal Commissioner.
The leadership changes come as Gurugram faces continuing demands for improvements in sanitation, sewage systems, roads and other urban infrastructure. The new officials will oversee agencies responsible for several services central to the daily lives of residents and the city’s future growth.