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New Delhi miffed with the way COVID-19 handled in Gujarat; new officers on job

By IndianMandarins- 06 May 2020
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Anything bad happening in Ahmedabad has always had political repercussions nationally forcing central leadership to intervene. Apparently this has been the reason that some quick bureaucratic changes have been effected in Gujarat.
Senior IAS officer Dr Rajiv Kumar Gupta (1986 Batch) has been given the overall responsibility of Ahmedabad to oversee the pandemic containment and management efforts of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner Vijay Nehra has been sent on a two-week home quarantine after he came in contact with an infected person. He has been replaced by another senior IAS officer Mukesh Kumar (1996 Batch). However, sources said that Nehra has been shunted out for mishandling the pandemic in the city.
One more senior IAS officer Pankaj Kumar (1986 Batch) has been made in-charge to guide the state Health Department in COVID-19 management efforts which actually curtailed powers of Principal Secretary (Health and Family Welfare) Jayanti Ravi, whose performance too was below par as expected by senior leaders in Delhi.
Central leadership is not happy with the way the situation is getting out of hand in Gujarat. Top brass in Delhi and in Gandhinagar are apparently miffed the way Nehra and Ravi handled the pandemic situation. Now Chief Secretary Anil Mukim and K Kailashnathan are likely to prevail upon political bosses in Gujarat to take necessary measures.
Gujarat reported 49 deaths that is the highest single-day fatality in the country. Around 441 cases were reported bringing its numbers to 6,245 with 368 deaths. Ahmedabad has been the worst affected with as many as 39 deaths and 349 cases on May 5.

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