Friday, June 23, 2006
Prof. Ram Kapse the Tsunami man resigns
Port Blair, June 04: Prof Ramchandra Ganesh Kapse the Lt. Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, who had headed the massive relief and rehabilitation work in Andaman and Nicobar Islands after the tsunami disaster in December 2004 has sent in his resignation to the President of India, Raj Niwas sources said today.
Prof. Kapse was in leave due to his illness since February 2006 and Lt. Governor of Pondicherry, Lt. General (Retd) Madan Mohan Lakhera, was given the additional charge of the Lt. Governor of Andaman and Nicoabr islands in Kapse’s absence.
“It is not clear who would be the next Lt. Governor of these islands,” Raj Niwas sources added.
On 5th January 2004 Prof. Kapse had taken over as the 8th Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
On 26th December 2004 these remote islands were hit by devastating tsunami and Prof. Kapse was made Chairman of Intergrated Relief Command to oversee the massive relief and rehabilitation operation.
Born on 1st December 1933 at Nasik (Maharashtra), Prof. Kapse holds a Master degree in Marathi and Sanskrit literature and also graduated in law (LLB) from the University of Bombay.
Retired as Head of the Department of Marathi Literature at D.G. Ruparel College, Bombay (Mumbai), he was a Member of Lok Sabha (Thane Constituency), the Indian Houses of Parliament, from 1989 to 1996 and Member of Rajya Sabha from 1996 to 1998.
He was also Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Kalyan Constituency) from 1978 to 1989 and was the Leader of the BJP group in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 1985 to 1989. He was also Member of Kalyan Municipality from 1962 to 1974, sources said.
