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Hi tech gaushala project delay proves costly for Sanskriti Jain, Bhopal BMC commissioner transferred

Hi tech gaushala project delay proves costly for Sanskriti Jain, Bhopal BMC commissioner transferred

The Madhya Pradesh government transferred the Bhopal Municipal Corporation commissioner following reported delays in completing a hi-tech gaushala project for stray cattle in Bhopal. Sources said Chief Minister Mohan Yadav ordered the transfer after expressing displeasure over the slow progress of the project during an 1 Oct review of major ongoing state projects. The Chief Minister had performed the bhoomi pujan for the Bhopal gaushala project on , but it was not completed within two years, with Yadav reportedly questioning why it had not advanced when similar facilities were already built in Indore, Ujjain, and Gwalior. Ramprakash Ahirwar, a 2018-batch IAS officer, replaces Sanskriti Jain as the new Municipal Corporation Commissioner, triggering further administrative reshuffling including the transfer of Additional Commissioner Anju Arun, from the 2017 batch, due to her seniority over Ahirwar. Another Additional Commissioner, Akshay Temrawal, from the 2018 batch but ranking above Ahirwar, is also expected to be transferred soon. Bhopal Municipal Corporation Council Chairman Kishan Suryavanshi also posted “Permanent Farewell” on social media following Jain’s transfer, after relations between them had been strained.

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