Udupi: IAS officer G Jagadeesha formally took charge as the new Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the Udupi district here on Tuesday, August 20.
Outgoing DC Hephsiba Rani Korlapati handed over charge to the new DC in a brief ceremony.
Jagadeesha has previously served as a sub-divisional officer in Udupi in 2006. He has also served at Savanoor, Sirsi, Haveri, Mysuru and Bengaluru in various capacities.
Additionally, Jagadeesha has worked as the Personal Secretary to the Karnataka Forest Minister as well as Zilla Panchayat CEO at Hassan and Kolar.