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This is an archive article published on April 17, 1999

Bookshelf/Girish Gokhale

He was the BMC's all-powerful man. Till the Mayor-in-Council (MIC) happened a year ago. Now, with the scrapping of the MIC, Girish Gokhal...

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He was the BMC’s all-powerful man. Till the Mayor-in-Council (MIC) happened a year ago. Now, with the scrapping of the MIC, Girish Gokhale is back at the helm.

His strong identification with the BMC comes through clearly in his choice of books. “BMC Act, 1988 along with all amendments, Development Control Regulations, 1991, Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act and Criminal Procedures Code are four books I can’t do without,” he says. The reason is simple. “The first of the four books is our Bible at BMC,” he explains. And the other three are central to his profession.

Reading might take a backseat when Gokhale becomes a busier man in the days to come. But only till June 10, he informs. Because that is to be his last working day before he retires voluntarily. “One works to discharge one’s commitments. And I think I have completed mine four years ago when my daughter got married. My retired life will be for things to be done for me and my wife,” says the BMCcommissioner.

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