He has been the municipal commissioner for only a day, but Pravin Pardeshi has already instructed the completion of pending pre-monsoon work on war footing. The 1985 batch IAS officer took charge of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday morning. He would also be looking at resolving communication gaps with environmentalists to eliminate any kind of opposition to the Coastal Road. Pardeshi will also look to increase the revenue of the country's richest civic body by allowing paid parking on roads. He also has plans to help BEST reduce its losses.

Monsoon ready

His priority is making Mumbai monsoon ready. According to him, citizen participation will help tackle the pothole menace. Pardeshi is considering bringing back the pothole tracking system. On Monday, the commissioner gave instructions to complete work on 170 internal flooding spots, as well as resuming the incomplete nullah desilting work on priority. In addition to this, while explaining the re-occurrence of potholes, Pardeshi said it was important to know the drainage system of the area and whether it can flush out 100 per cent of the accumulated rainwater. While this method could be expensive, it will help solve the problem in the long run.