M Angamuthu Given Additional Charge as Chairperson of Cochin Port Authority

The order stated that, pending approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, Angamuthu will hold the additional charge of the post until a regular appointment is made, further orders are issued, or the six-month period concludes, whichever occurs first.   An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, Angamuthu currently serves as Chairperson of Mumbai Port Authority. He had earlier headed Visakhapatnam Port Authority as Chairperson.   The appointment comes after B Kasiviswanathan relinquished charge of Cochin Port Authority and returned to his parent cadre, the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME), following his promotion.      Cochin Port Authority is one of India’s 12 major ports administered by the Union government. The interim arrangement is expected to ensure continuity in leadership and operations until a full-time chairperson is appointed.