New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- Medha Roopam is the first woman District Magistrate (DM) of Noida or Gautam Buddh Nagar. Roopam, a 2014 batch IAS officer, took charge of the Collectorate Office in Greater Noida's Surajpur on July 30.

Medha's father, Gyanesh Kumar, a retired IAS officer of the Kerala cadre, is currently the Chief Election Commissioner of In

Medha's appointment was announced in a transfer order of 23 IAS officers, including DMs of Ghaziabad and Prayagraj, among others, announced by the Uttar Pradesh government earlier this week. She has replaced Manish Kumar Verma, who has been transferred to Prayagraj as the District Magistrate.

Born in Agra, Medha completed her schooling in Kerala and graduated in Economics from St Stephen's Coll...