Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)
Mangaluru, Sep 7: Sindhu P Rupesh took charge as new deputy commissioner (DC) of Dakshina Kannada (DK) on Saturday, September 7.
The state government in a communication dated September 6, transferred Sindhu to Mangaluru as DC.
Sindhu was the CEO of Udupi zilla panchayat earlier.
She was welcomed by additional deputy commissioner (ADC) M J Roopa. Tahshildar Guruprasad and regional officer Ravichandra Nayak were also present.
Sindhu is the second women deputy commissioner of the district. Earlier, Rajani Srikumar was the deputy commissioner in the year 1989. Sindhu is the 129th DC of the district. For the first time Dakshina Kannada has female officers as DC and ADC.