Collector assumes charge as Mayor

KOCHI: District Collector M G Rajamanikam has assumed charge as Mayor of the Corporation of Cochin in view of elections to the local body on November 5. He was received at the Mayor’s office by the outgoing Mayor Tony Chammani. The collector will continue to officiate as the Mayor until the new Mayor is elected after the new Council takes office on November 12. Though the new dispensation under the District Collector will not take any policy decisions, it will ensure continuity of ongoing projects.