Deepak Singh takes over as Bhopal smart city CEO

Bhopal: Deepak Singh took charge as new chief executive officer of Bhopal Smart City Development Corporation Limited (BSCDCL) here on Wednesday. He took charge from Sanjay Kumar.

Singh said that the pace of BSCDCL projects would be accelerated while maintaining quality of work. Many of smart city projects, including commercial development of TT Nagar, have entered the construction phase. The BSCDCL has been impacted by non-availability of funds in the recent past. The crunch has also impacted distribution of salaries. Singh would be the third CEO of Bhopal smart city since its inception four years ago.

Singh is the IAS of 2007 batch. Prior to the current posting, Singh was collector of Dhar district and has held various other important posts in his career. Former CEO Sanjay Kumar has been transferred as deputy secretary in the state government.