Who is the new MD of Hyderabad Metro Rail?

Hyderabad, Sep 17 (NationPress) The government of Telangana has appointed IAS officer Sarfaraz Ahmad as the new Managing Director of Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited, succeeding N.V.S. Reddy, who has served in this role since its establishment.

Sarfaraz Ahmad, previously the Metropolitan Commissioner of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), has been entrusted with the additional responsibilities of MD at Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited.

A member of the IAS batch of 2009, Ahmad takes on this significant role as the government plans to expand the Hyderabad Metro network.

Meanwhile, N.V.S. Reddy, a retired official from the Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS), has been designated as an advisor to the state government for urban transportation for a two-year term.

The Chief Secretary, K. Ramakrishna Rao, issued separate orders for Reddy's advisory appointment and for the transfer of various IAS officers.

In other appointments, Shruti Ojha, IAS (2013), returning from study leave, has been assigned as the Director of the Women, Children, Disabled and Senior Citizens (WCD&SC) department, taking over from Srijana G, IAS (2013).

Krishna Aditya S, IAS (2014), previously serving as Director of Intermediate Education, has been given full additional charge as Secretary of the Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TGSWREIS), relieving K Seetha Lakshmi, IAS (2018).

Kota Sreevatsa, IAS (2017), has been appointed as Joint Metropolitan Commissioner at HMDA (General) and now also serves as Secretary of HMDA, succeeding R. Upender Reddy.

In another development, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy conducted a review meeting regarding the establishment of a new power distribution company alongside the existing Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (SPDCL) and Northern Power Distribution Company Limited (NPDCL).

The Energy Department has formulated a preliminary plan, proposing that agriculture, major and minor lift irrigation, rural drinking water supply, and drinking water supply within GHMC limits fall under the new company's jurisdiction.

The Chief Minister proposed restructuring the two existing discoms into three separate entities and issued crucial instructions concerning PPA allocations, staff distribution, asset sharing, outstanding dues, and other related matters for the new discom.

He emphasized that the initiative should progress only after receiving Cabinet approval and directed officials to prepare a comprehensive plan expeditiously to facilitate the swift establishment of the new discom.