Smart City Updates
Vineel Krishna appointed as CEO of BBSR smart city SPV
On 18th March, the Odisha government has appointed R Vineel Krishna, a 2005-batch IAS officer, as the chief executive officer of a special purpose vehicle (SPV) that would undertake the development work of Bhubaneswar as Smart City.The officer is also handling additional charge as managing director of state-run Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC).The 36-year old officer hailing from Andhra Pradesh has already grabbed headlines earlier when during his tenure as district collector on February 16, 2011, he was abducted by Maoists, Malkangiri and subsequently released on February 24 due to state government intervention.
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