BHOPAL: S R Mohanty will not be shifting in the government bungalow earmarked for accommodation of chief secretary. The bungalow identified for chief secretary at B-13, Char Imli, has been allotted to additional chief secretary, public relations, M Gopal Reddy. Mohanty would continue residing in his previous bungalow.
The bungalow for chief secretary was earmarked during the tenure of former chief secretary Avni Vaish. R Parashuram, Antony deSa and Basant Pratap Singh lived in that bungalow after Vaish. Mohanty, known for his simplicity, has refused to shift to the earmarked bungalow by vacating its previous accommodation. With Mohanty not shifting to the earmarked bungalow, only the Governor and the Chief Minister would be accommodating earmarked bungalows.