India, Nov. 19 -- The Haryana government has appointed Gurugram Municipal Commissioner Pradeep Dahiya as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), with the order issued on Tuesday.

Dahiya will continue as municipal commissioner, marking the second instance in recent years where both key civic bodies are headed by the same official. In April 2023, senior IAS officer PC Meena had similarly held dual charge to streamline coordination between GMDA and MCG.

Officials described the latest dual appointment as a "makeshift arrangement" until further orders, citing the urgent need to accelerate delayed infrastructure work and improve inter-agency functioning. Several projects under both GMDA...